noun
white poplar; abele
Refers to the tree species Populus alba. The katakana form ギンドロ is the most common written form.
公園のギンドロが紅葉し始めた。
The white poplars in the park have started to change color.
ギンドロは成長が早い木だ。
The white poplar is a fast-growing tree.
The origin is uncertain. The reading ぎんどろ may be a borrowing from a European language, but the exact source is unclear. The kanji 銀泥 (literally 'silver mud') are likely ateji.