(poball) n.

[Uncertain]

forms

I. The poplar tree, a poplar tree.
- 1883
  Gaelic Names of Plants 70
  Populus alba — Poplar. Gaelic: pobhuill.
II. As a modifier.
With crann n. and craobh n.: the poplar tree, a poplar tree.
- 1741
  Nuadhfhocloir Gaoidheilg & Beurla 66
  Do Thaobh Chrann neamhthorrthannach no aimrid. Of Barren Trees. […] Crann Pobhiull [recte Pobhuill] The Poplar-tree.
- 1741
  Nuadhfhocloir Gaoidheilg & Beurla 67
  Garran do chrannuibh Pobhuill A Grove of Poplar-trees.
- a1822
  MacLachlan’s Gaelic Verse (1937) 120
  Amhuil craobh phobuill air lòn | Le stochd sleaghach còmhnard réidh, | Dosruich a’ cinntinn mu ’bàrr | ’S lùisreadh bhlàth air shlios a geug.