lombardy poplar

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Lombardy poplar
    n 1: distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect
         branches [syn: {Lombardy poplar}, {Populus nigra italica}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lombardic \Lom*bar"dic\, a.
   Of or pertaining to Lombardy of the Lombards.
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   {Lombardic alphabet}, the ancient alphabet derived from the
      Roman, and employed in the manuscript of Italy.

   {Lombardic architecture}, the debased Roman style of
      architecture as found in parts of Northern Italy. --F. G.
      Lee.

   {Lombardy poplar}. (Bot.) See {Poplar}.
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