abele n 1: a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn: {white poplar}, {white aspen}, {abele}, {aspen poplar}, {silver-leaved poplar}, {Populus alba}]
Abele \A*bele"\, n. [D. abeel (abeel-boom), OF. abel, aubel, fr. a dim. of L. albus white.] The white poplar ({Populus alba}). [1913 Webster] Six abeles i' the churchyard grow. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] Abelite Abelian