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die Pappel (-n)  poplar (Populus, also aspen, cottonwood)

Die etwa 35 Arten der Pappeln sind in der nördlichen Hemisphäre verbreitet.
The approximately 35 kinds of poplar trees are spread across the northern hemisphere.

Related: die Schwarzpappel black poplar (Populus nigra), die Zitterpappel trembling aspen (Populus tremula), die Pappelallee avenue of poplars, poplar-lined avenue/boulevard

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