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Definition of Populus

1. Noun. A genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Populus

Literary usage of Populus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"populus is the collective name for the whole citizens of ... At that time the assemblies (comitia) of the populus would consist wholly of patricians. ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"I have studied four species of populus and two of Juglans, all natives of Michigan. populus tremuloides.—In very slender branches one year old all of the ..."

3. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1916)
"The European species, populus nigra, is distinguished from the American tree, populus deltoidea, by the absence of cilia (tiny projecting hairs) on the ..."

4. The Institutes of Justinian by John Thomas Abdy, Bryan Walker (1876)
"Lex est quod populus Romanus, senatorio magistratu interrogante veluti consule ... Nam cum auctus est populus Romanus in eum modum, ut difficile sit in unum ..."

5. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1880)
"populus Euphratica, Olivier. From Algeria, dispersed to the Himalayas and ... is another large Poplar of North-Eastern America. populus heterophylla ..."

6. The Roman Assemblies from Their Origin to the End of the Republic by George Willis Botsford (1909)
"Plebs, on the other hand, denoted the multitude as distinguished from the leaders; hence it differed from populus, notwithstanding Herzog, Rom. ..."

7. Outlines of Roman Law: Comprising Its Historical Growth and General Principles by William Carey Morey (1914)
"The Roman populus.—As we pass to consider the character of the early body politic, we must keep in mind the fact that the ancient populus Romanus was ..."

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