Masculine

peuplier

poplar

Pronounced as (IPA)
/pœ.pli.je/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French peuplier, poeplier, from Old French poplier. By surface analysis, Latin populus + -ier. There was a Middle French peuple, pople (“poplar”) which was attested in the 15th century (but most likely had older origins).

poplar tree

Populus

genus Populus

white basswood

Tilia heterophylla

peuplier d’Amérique du Nord

Populus

populus

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