pollard tree
1Pollard — may refer to:*Pollard (surname) *Pollard, Alabama, a town in the United States *Jonathan Pollard, a spy *Pollard, a tree or animal which has been polled (had its branches, horns or antlers removed): **Pollard, a tree affected by pollarding, a… …
2pollard — ► VERB ▪ cut off the top and branches of (a tree) to encourage new growth. ► NOUN ▪ a tree that has been pollarded. ORIGIN from POLL(Cf. ↑poll) …
3pollard — [päl′ərd] n. [ POLL + ARD] 1. a hornless goat, deer, ox, etc. 2. a tree with its top branches cut back to the trunk, so as to cause a dense growth of new shoots vt. to change into a pollard …
4Pollard — Pol lard, n. [From {Poll} the head.] 1. A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches. Pennant. [1913 Webster] 2. A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit. [Obs.] Camden. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A… …
5pollard — I UK [ˈpɒlə(r)d] / UK [ˈpɒlɑː(r)d] / US [ˈpɑlərd] verb [transitive] Word forms pollard : present tense I/you/we/they pollard he/she/it pollards present participle pollarding past tense pollarded past participle pollarded to cut off the top of a… …
6pollard — 1. noun /ˈpɒl.əd,ˈpɑ.lɚd/ a) A tree that has been pruned by cutting its branches back close to the trunk to promote a more bushy growth of foliage. Only a little pollard hedge kept us from their blood shot eyes. b) An animal, such as cattle or… …
7tree — Synonyms and related words: Stammbaum, acacia, ailanthus, alder, alligator pear, allspice, almond, apple, apricot, ash, aspen, avocado, ax, balsa, balsam, banyan, bare pole, basswood, bay, bayberry, beech, betel palm, birch, block, bottle up,… …
8pollard — I. noun Etymology: 2poll Date: 1611 a tree cut back to the trunk to promote the growth of a dense head of foliage II. transitive verb Date: 1670 to make a pollard of (a tree) …
9pollard — pol|lard1 [ palərd ] verb transitive to cut off the top of a tree and its lower branches to encourage new growth pollard pol|lard 2 [ palərd ] noun count a tree that has had its top and lower branches cut off in order to encourage new growth …
10tree — n 1. plant, shrub, stock, pollard, Fr. arbre, Ger. Baum; seedling, sapling; evergreen, conifer; fruit tree, timber tree, hardwood tree, softwood tree. 2. gallows, gibbet, drop, cross, hanging tree, gallows tree. 3. family tree, line of descent,… …
