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pol·lard  (plrd)

n.

1. A tree whose top branches have been cut back to the trunk so that it may produce a dense growth of new shoots.

2. An animal, such as an ox, goat, or sheep, that no longer has its horns.

tr.v. pol·lard·ed, pol·lard·ing, pol·lards

To convert or make into a pollard.

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[From poll.]

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pollard [ˈpɒləd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an animal, such as a sheep or deer, that has either shed its horns or antlers or has had them removed

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a tree that has had its top cut off to encourage the formation of a crown of branches

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) (tr) to convert into a pollard; poll

[hornless animal; see poll]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pollard - a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	2.	pollard - a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed ruminant - any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
Verb	1.	pollard - convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" poll prune, snip, lop, cut back, clip, crop, trim, dress - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

Translations

pollard [ˈpɒləd]

A. N → árbol m desmochado

B. VT → desmochar

pollard

n (= tree) → gekappter Baum

vt → kappen