s. m, The name of a tree (Populus nigra), which is commonly planted in Kashmir and on the Chenab and the Sutlej. It is occasionally seen in the plains. The celebrated poplar avenue close to Srinagar is probably one of the finest things of its kinds in the world. It is perfectly straight. a row of trees on each side of a level road more than a mile long. Its bark is officinal in the plains, an ark being extracted from it, which is considered depurative; i. q. Sufaidá.