| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·bele |
| PRONUNCIATION: | -b l |
| NOUN: | See white poplar. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Dutch abeel, from Old French aubel, from Medieval Latin albellus, diminutive of Latin albus, white. See albho- in Appendix I.
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