pollard

/ˈpɑlərd/

Other forms: pollards; pollarded; pollarding

Definitions of pollard

1. noun

   a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
2. noun

   a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed
   type of:

   ruminant

   any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
3. verb

   convert into a pollard
   “pollard trees”

   synonyms: poll

   type of:

   clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim

   cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of