Noun: balsam poplar 'ból-sum 'póp-lu(r)
- Poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
"The sweet fragrance of balsam poplar buds fills the spring air";
- hackmatack, tacamahac, Populus balsamifera
Derived forms: balsam poplars
Type of: poplar, poplar tree
Encyclopedia: Balsam poplar