álamo

Definitions of álamo
  1. noun
    any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
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    pobo, álamo blanco
    a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces
    chopo
    large European poplar
    lamparilla, álamo temblón
    any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
    álamo lombardo, álamo temblón
    Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa
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    angiospermo
    any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
  2. noun
    soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
    synonyms: chopo
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    madera
    the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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