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pollard
('p/A/l/@/rd )

noun (n)

  • a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage(noun.plant)
    source: wordnet30
  • a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed(noun.animal)
    source: wordnet30
  • A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • convert into a pollard(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Pollard trees.
    Synonym:
    poll
    source: wordnet30
  • To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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