An American tree of the genus Populus or poplar, having
the seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the P.
monilifera and P. angustifolia of the Western United States.
1. Full of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary projects. 2. Conceived in the fancy; not consistent with facts or reason; abounding in id...