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Lombardy poplar

noun Lom·bar·dy poplar \ˈläm-ˌbär-dē-, -bər-\

Definition of LOMBARDY POPLAR

:  a poplar of a staminate variety (Populus nigra italica) of a European poplar having a columnar shape and strongly ascending branches
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Origin of LOMBARDY POPLAR

Lombardy, Italy
First Known Use: 1766

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