Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

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}]