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Poplar vs Popper - What's the difference?

poplar | popper |

As a noun poplar

is any of various deciduous trees of the genus populus .

As a proper noun popper is

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poplar

English

(wikipedia poplar)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus .

    • Derived terms

    * tulip poplar * yellow poplar

    popper

    English

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who pops.
  • (label) A dagger.
  • * 14thC , '', 2003, Walter W. Skeat (editor) ''Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer , Part 2, page 468,
    • A joly popper baar he in his pouche ; / Ther was no man for peril dorste him touche.
  • A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked.
  • (label) A capsule of amyl nitrite for recreational use as a sexual stimulant.
  • (label) A floating lure designed to splash when the fishing line is twitched.
  • Either of a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing.
  • A device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn.
  • A stuffed and usually breaded .
    • Synonyms
    * (twisted string tied to the end of a whip) cracker * (one of a pair of interlocking discs used instead of buttons) snap, snap fastener, press stud
    Derived terms
    * air popper * cherry-popper * party popper * pill popper

    Etymology 2

    From , a brand name owned by Queensland United Foods; from 1978.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A juice box.
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , title=Advice on Skiing Europe , group=aus.snow , author=Richard Harrowell , date=September 5 , year=1997 , passage=Again buy your own food - for lunch you get some tomato, some Jambon Fume (proscuitto) and a baguette along with some poppers and your(sic) have a feast. citation English agent nouns