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Definition of "yellow poplar" [yellow poplar]

  • The tulip tree. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "yellow poplar" in a sentence
  • "Combined with dog-wood bark and yellow poplar root bark, it is a good tonic after long spells of ague and fever, it may be taken in spirits if preferred."
  • "-- The yellow poplar root bark in powders mixed with sweetning, is good for worms, and as a family medicine is not surpassed by any thing in my knowledge as a preventative of worms, for puny children and such as are frequently troubled with warm spells; it acts like a charm; it should be taken every morning in honey, sugar or molasses; a"
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