pol·lard (pŏl′ərd) 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.
pollard (ˈpɒləd ) n 1. (Animals) an animal, such as a sheep or deer, that has either shed its horns or antlers or has had them removed
2. (Botany) a tree that has had its top cut off to encourage the formation of a crown of branches
vb (Horticulture) (tr ) to convert into a pollard; poll
[C16: hornless animal; see poll]
pol•lard (ˈpɒl ərd) n. 1. a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.
2. a hornless stag, ox, sheep, etc.
v.t. 3. to make a pollard of.
[1515–25]
pollard Past participle: pollardedGerund: pollardingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I pollard you pollard he/she/it pollards we pollard you pollard they pollard
Preterite I pollarded you pollarded he/she/it pollarded we pollarded you pollarded they pollarded
Present Continuous I am pollarding you are pollarding he/she/it is pollarding we are pollarding you are pollarding they are pollarding
Present Perfect I have pollarded you have pollarded he/she/it has pollarded we have pollarded you have pollarded they have pollarded
Past Continuous I was pollarding you were pollarding he/she/it was pollarding we were pollarding you were pollarding they were pollarding
Past Perfect I had pollarded you had pollarded he/she/it had pollarded we had pollarded you had pollarded they had pollarded
Future I will pollard you will pollard he/she/it will pollard we will pollard you will pollard they will pollard
Future Perfect I will have pollarded you will have pollarded he/she/it will have pollarded we will have pollarded you will have pollarded they will have pollarded
Future Continuous I will be pollarding you will be pollarding he/she/it will be pollarding we will be pollarding you will be pollarding they will be pollarding
Present Perfect Continuous I have been pollarding you have been pollarding he/she/it has been pollarding we have been pollarding you have been pollarding they have been pollarding
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been pollarding you will have been pollarding he/she/it will have been pollarding we will have been pollarding you will have been pollarding they will have been pollarding
Past Perfect Continuous I had been pollarding you had been pollarding he/she/it had been pollarding we had been pollarding you had been pollarding they had been pollarding
Conditional I would pollard you would pollard he/she/it would pollard we would pollard you would pollard they would pollard
Past Conditional I would have pollarded you would have pollarded he/she/it would have pollarded we would have pollarded you would have pollarded they would have pollarded
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. pollard - a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliagetree - 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 removedruminant - 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"