Lombardy poplar

American  

noun

1. a poplar, Populus nigra italica, having a columnar manner of growth, with branches erect and parallel.

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Lombardy poplar British  

noun

1. an Italian poplar tree, Populus nigra italica, with upwardly pointing branches giving it a columnar shape

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Etymology

Origin of Lombardy poplar

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Mormons farmed the river valleys, planting their Lombardy poplars for dashes of green, and ranchers ran their herds in the steppes.

From Los Angeles Times

In Kashmir the plane and Lombardy poplar flourish, though hardly seen farther east, the cherry is cultivated in orchards, and the vegetation presents an eminently European cast.

From Project Gutenberg

A long row of scraggly Lombardy poplars stretches away from the pond along an old terraced roadway with a cave opening on it.

From Project Gutenberg

The road was bordered with trees, as is generally the case here; we observed Celtis occidentalis, Lombardy poplars, partly lopped, and not growing to any great height.

From Project Gutenberg

The cypresses afford instances of tall and narrow trees similar in habit to Lombardy poplars.

From Project Gutenberg