Meanings
plural Lombardy poplars
- A type of tall black poplar, Populus nigra var. italica.
Lombardy poplars shoot up to a height of ninety feet, and when planted next to a ditch that channels overflow rainwater, they may grow as fast as four feet a year, which qualifies them as one of the world's fastest growing trees.
2019, Charles Fenyvesi, Trees: For Shelter and Shade, For Memory and Magic, Plunkett Lake Press
Synonyms & antonyms
noundistinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect branches
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Selected in Lombardy, northern Italy, in the 17th century.
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Lombardy poplar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lombardy%20poplar
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