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- DictionaryPol·lard/ˈpälərd/
verb
- 1. cut off the top and branches of (a tree) to encourage new growth at the top: "it was the practice of local authorities to pollard these trees on a regular basis"
noun
- 1. a tree whose top and branches have been pollarded: "young trees have grown up between the pollards"
- 2. an animal, e.g., a sheep or deer, that has lost its horns or cast its antlers. archaic
Learn the noun and verb meanings of pollard, a word related to pruning trees or animals. See examples, etymology, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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pollard. noun [ C ] agriculture specialized us / ˈpɑː.lɚd / uk / ˈpɒl.əd / / ˈpɒl.ɑːd /. a tree cut back at the top so that the tree then grows a small mass of branches close together: Young trees have grown up between the pollards, competing for light, water and nutrients.
Pollard definition: a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.. See examples of POLLARD used in a sentence.
Pollard can be a noun or a verb, meaning an animal without horns or antlers, or a tree with its top branches cut off. Learn how to use pollard in sentences and see synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.
Pollard can mean a tree with cut branches or an animal without horns. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see synonyms, translations, and verb forms.
Definitions of pollard. noun. a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage. see more. noun. a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed. see more. verb. convert into a pollard.
noun. 1. an animal, such as a sheep or deer, that has either shed its horns or antlers or has had them removed. 2. a tree that has had its top cut off to encourage the formation of a crown of branches. verb. 3. (transitive) to convert into a pollard; poll. Collins English Dictionary.
