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