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pollard

[ pol-erd ]

noun

  1. a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.
  2. an animal, as a stag, ox, or sheep, having no horns.


verb (used with object)

  1. to convert into a pollard.

pollard

/ ˈpɒləd /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to convert into a pollard; poll
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • un·pollard·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pollard1

First recorded in 1515–25; poll 1 + -ard
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pollard1

C16: hornless animal; see poll
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Example Sentences

As with many of Banksy's works, the latest piece caused a debate and range of opinions, including from some conservation campaigners who say the tree was pruned back, or pollarded, too much.

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It features green paint on a wall behind a cut-back, or pollarded, tree to look like foliage.

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Willows are coppiced — cut regularly to within an inch or two of the base to flush fresh growth — or pollarded, with cuts made higher up on the trunk or branches.

I have always liked the formality of this garden, the gravel paths, the pollarded trees, the geometric patterns.

In my work as an arborist, I often visit wonderful woodlands — ancient forests of bristlecone pines, immense groves of redwoods, endless woods of quaking aspen or pollarded oaks.

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