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

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Example Sentences

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Lombardy poplar

Viewed from the outside, it all looked like an immense poplar grove, on account of the double rows of tall Lombardy poplar trees at the borders.

From Far Away and Long Ago by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

Ah," he said "you are thinking of the Lombardy poplar.

From Leaves in the Wind by A. G. (Alfred George) Gardiner

Of abnormal forms offered by nurserymen, one has an upright habit approaching that of the Lombardy poplar; another has variegated leaves, and another leaves without lobes.

From Handbook of the Trees of New England by Lorin Low Dame

Pelham had a log beneath a Lombardy poplar, with a wide outlook toward the old field of Manassas.

From The Long Roll by Mary Johnston

He was still as lean and tall as a Lombardy poplar, this handsome old Roman.

From The Lure of the Mask by Harrison Fisher

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