Populin \Pop"u*lin\, n. [L. populus poplar: cf. F. populine.]
(Chem.)
A glycoside, related to salicin, found in the bark of certain
species of the poplar ({Populus}), and extracted as a sweet
white crystalline substance.
Populus
n : a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in
the northern hemisphere; poplars [syn: {genus Populus}]