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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—W

White Poplar

This tree was originally the nymph Leuce, beloved by Pluto, and at death the infernal Zeus metamorphosed her into a white poplar, which was ultimately removed into Elysium.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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