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

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 Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

This leads me to speak of the planting of the Lombardy poplar, which may be taken as a type of the formal tree, and as an illustration of what I mean to express.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

On the other hand, I think I never looked upon a Lombardy poplar equal to one I saw in Cambridge, England.

From Our Hundred Days in Europe by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

The Lombardy poplar, the favorite of the Little Russian poets, reared its dark columns in solitary state.

From Russian Rambles by Hapgood, Isabel Florence

In the borders and shrubbery this is a very effective subject; it is amongst herbaceous plants what the Lombardy poplar is amongst forest trees—tall, elegant, and distinct.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John