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Definition of Abele
1. Noun. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces.
Generic synonyms: Poplar, Poplar Tree
Definition of Abele
1. n. The white poplar (Populus alba).
Definition of Abele
1. Noun. The white poplar (''Populus alba''). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abele
1. a Eurasian tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Abele
1. The white polar (Populus alba). "Six abeles i' the churchyard grow." (Mrs. Browning) Origin: D. Abeel (abeel-boom), OF. Abel, aubel, fr. A dim. Of L. Albus white. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abele
Literary usage of Abele
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1857)
"A game of cards played by sailors; the loser is beaten with a knotted handkerchief,
of which he receives a blow, or whack, for each lost game. abele, s. ..."
2. An Encyclopædia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"... situations the creeping-rooted kinds are to be preferred, as living on the
surface. 1 1. /'. A'I.BA L. The white Poplar, or abele Tree. ..."
3. Miscellanies by Charles Kingsley (1860)
"A park full of merry haymakers; gay red and blue waggons, stalwart horses,
switching off the flies; dark avenues of tall elms; groups of abele, ..."
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