3. A trifling, chattering, fop or coxcomb. "To be so pestered with a
popinjay." Shak.
Pop"ish (?), a. Of or pertaining to the pope; taught or ordained by the
pope; hence, of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church; -- often
used opprobriously. -- Pop"ish*ly, adv. -- Pop"ish*ness, n.
Pop"lar (?), n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr. L. populus
poplar.] (Bot.) 1. Any tree of the genus Populus; also, the timber,
which is soft, and capable of many uses.
The aspen poplar is Populus tremula and P. tremuloides; Balsam poplar
is P. balsamifera; Lombardy poplar (P. dilatata) is a tall, spiry tree;
white poplar is Populus alba.