Definition of "abele" []

• See white poplar. (noun)

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• "Infection control precautions were substantially strengthened in all hospitals across the region, and we've been abele to contain community spread, as I say."
• "Other varieties of the common white poplar or abele are occasionally useful, although most of them sprout badly and may become a nuisance."
• "The European mountain-ash -- which in beauty, dimensions, and healthfulness of growth is superior to our own [186] -- the horse-chestnut, and the abele, or silver poplar, are valuable additions to the ornamental trees of North America."