genus populus

1. 1.

   a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars

   SynonymsPopulus

   Broaderhamamelid dicot genus

   Part ofSalicaceae

Questions about genus populus

What does genus populus mean?

genus populus means "a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars".

What is another word for genus populus?

Close synonyms include Populus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus populus a common word?

genus populus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.