Lombardyn.

Brit.

/ˈlɒmbədi/, U.S.

/ˈlɑmˌbɑrdi/,

/ˈlɑmbərdi/

Etymology: < the name of Lombardy, a region of northern Italy.

†1. Lombardy lovage n. Obsolete any of several plants of the genus Laserpitium (family Apiaceae).

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sermountainc1450

magydare1530

Lombardy lovage1548

bastard lovage1597

laser-wort1597

withy1866

1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. Ei I haue sene it in Italy, but no where els. It maye be called in englishe Lumbardy Louage.

1563 T. Hill Arte Gardening (1593) 62 Lumbardie Louage.

a. Lombardy poplar n. a columnar variety of poplar, Populus nigra variant italica (or P. italica), which was introduced from Italy to other countries.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > poplars and allies > [noun]

popple1229

popple-tree1229

abele?a1300

poplar1371

black poplar1542

white poplar1542

poppling1570

cotton tree1633

tacamahac1739

Lombardy poplar1766

poplar pine1770

Po poplar1776

grey poplar1782

cottonwood1787

pine poplar1789

liard1809

white-backa1825

necklace poplar1845

silver poplar1847

weather-tree1847

hackmatack1873

bitter-weed1878

balsam-poplar1884

Russian poplar1884

Lombardy1917

1766 Museum Rusticum 6 176 The Italian, or Lombardy poplar, is of very quick growth, easily multiplied.

1797 S. Deane New-Eng. Farmer (ed. 2) 267 The Lombardy Poplar begins to be propagated in this country.

1799 J. Austen Let. 17 May (1995) 41 The Drawingroom window..commands a perspective view of the left side of Brock Street, broken by three Lombardy Poplars in the Garden of the last house in Queen's Parade.

1882 F. B. Hough Elem. Forestry xi.118 The Lombardy poplar forms an admirable windbreak; but in ornamental planting it shows to best advantage when it rises from behind, or among trees with rounded tops.

1957 M. Hadfield Brit. Trees 151 The Lombardy poplar was once generally held to be a sport from the southern European black poplar. It is now said to be a true species.

1969 T. H. Everett Living Trees of World 94/1 The Berlin poplar, a tree of columnar growth and bright green foliage [is] believed to have the Lombardy poplar and P. laurifolia as its parents.

1974 A. Mitchell Field Guide Trees Brit. 27 A narrow, columnar or spire-like tree, like a Lombardy poplar, looks much taller than it really is.

b. absol. = Lombardy poplar n. at sense 2a.

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