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abele
[ uh-beel, ey-buhl ]
noun
- the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
abele
/ əˈbiːl; ˈeɪbəl /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of abele1
1675–85; < Dutch abeel, Middle Dutch abeel, aubeel < Old French aubel, albel < Late Latin albellus, equivalent to Latin alb ( us ) white + -ellus diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of abele1
C16: from Dutch abeel, ultimately related to Latin albus white
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Example Sentences
Page 127, orbele poplar: possibly error or variant spelling of abele poplar (white poplar).
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The abele is more common in Scotland than in England, and many large trees might be mentioned in the North.
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The Abele, or silver poplar, is an especial favorite for this purpose.
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A specimen of this advance we have had of an abele-tree at Sion, which being loppd in Febr.
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I ought to add, that there is a "tramelogedia" of Alfieri, called "Abele."
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