pollard

ˈpɑːlərd

Definition

Definition of pollard - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

tree pruning

TECH.

tree with upper branches cut to promote new growth

TECH.

The old oak was a pollard, trimmed yearly to control its size..

lopped

pruned

trimmed

hornless animal

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animal without horns or antlers

TECH.

The farmer kept a pollard among his livestock.

dehorned

hornless

Verb

tr.

tree pruning

TECH.

cut a tree back hard so it grows dense branches

TECH.

They pollard the trees every spring for thick growth.

coppice

lop

top

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Images of pollard

tree with upper branches cut to promote new growth
European chub fish
13th-century debased European coin

Origin of pollard

Middle English, polle (head) + -ard (suffix)

Examples of pollard in a sentence

Each pollard in the garden was carefully maintained.
The zoo featured a rare pollard in its exhibit.
A pollard grazed peacefully in the meadow.
Anglers often catch pollard in this stream.
Pollard are abundant in the lake during summer.
Collectors sought the ancient pollard for its rarity.

A pollard was found during the archaeological dig.
They pollard the old oaks to control height.
Last winter we pollard several roadside willows.

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French:têtard, écimer, ...
German:gestutzter Baum, köpfen, ...
Italian:albero capitozzato, capitozzare, ...
Spanish:árbol podado, podar en cabezada, ...
Portuguese:árvore podada, podar drasticamente, ...
Chinese:截头树, 截头修剪, ...
Japanese:剪定された木, 木を刈り込む, ...
Arabic:شَجَرَة مُقَلَّمَة, قَلَّمَ بقوة, ...
Hebrew:עֵץ גָּזוּם, לְהַסְרִיג, ...
Russian:подрезанное дерево, проводить поллинг, ...
Ukrainian:обрізане дерево, підрізати під щеплення, ...
Hindi:छंटा हुआ पेड़, छँटाई करना, ...
Bengali:কাটা গাছ, গাছের শাখা কাটা, ...
Catalan:arbre podat, escapçar, ...
Czech:hlavatý strom, hlavatit, ...
Danish:beskåret træ, stynes, ...
Dutch:geknotte boom, toppen, ...
Greek:κλαδεμένο δέντρο, κλαδεύω αυστηρά, ...
Hungarian:nyesett fa, kopaszra metszeni, ...
Khmer:ដើមឈើដែលកាត់មែកខាងលើដើម្បីឱ្យដុះពន្លកថ្មី, កាត់មែកខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:가지치기된 나무, 강전정하다, ...
Persian:درخت سرشاخه‌زنی شده, هرس کردن به روش پالر, ...
Polish:przycięte drzewo, ogławiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):árvore podada, podar, ...
Romanian:copac tăiat, a toaleta, ...
Swedish:topphugga, toppa, ...
Thai:ต้นไม้ที่ถูกตัด, ตัดแต่งต้นไม้ให้แตกกิ่งใหม่, ...
Turkish:budanmış ağaç, budamak, ...
Vietnamese:cây bị cắt tỉa, tỉa cành, ...

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