Populus tremula
- noun
- Specialized
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álamo temblón
- The leaves of the Populus tremula tremble delicately in the wind.
Examples
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Forests dominated by Populus tremula provide essential habitats for many birds.
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A botanist collected samples from a mature Populus tremula growing in northern Finland.
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The Populus tremula is often found near water bodies.
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Many people admire the Populus tremula for its beautiful foliage.
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A botanist collected samples from a mature Populus tremula growing in northern Finland.
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Forests dominated by Populus tremula provide essential habitats for many birds.
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The leaves of the Populus tremula tremble delicately in the wind.
Synonyms
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6.4
A tall tree with many branches whose round leaves shake in a light wind
A tree from Europe and parts of Asia with rounded leaves that shake in the wind
How Broad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Populus + tremula
The binomial combines 'Populus' (a genus of poplars/asps) with 'tremula', which corresponds to 'trembling', so a learner who recognizes both parts can infer 'the trembling poplar/aspen' and thereby the species meaning. However, 'tremula' is a Latin epithet and not obviously transparent to average B1 learners unless they recognise the English root 'tremble' or botanical naming conventions, so the transparency is only partial.
Etymology
Populus tremula comes from Latin words: Populus meaning 'poplar' and tremula meaning 'trembling'. The name refers to the tree's thin leaves that seem to shake in the wind, so it now names this type of aspen tree.