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Definition of Pollard

1. Verb. Convert into a pollard. "They Pollard the trees"; "Pollard trees"

2. Noun. A tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage.

3. Noun. A usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed.

Definition of Pollard

1. n. A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches.

2. v. t. To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows.

Definition of Pollard

1. Proper noun. (surname from=Middle English) ¹

2. Noun. (often attributive) A tree that has been pruned by cutting its branches back close to the trunk to promote a more bushy growth of foliage. ¹

3. Noun. An animal, such as cattle or deer, whose horns have been removed or shed. ¹

4. Noun. The chub (fish), ''Leuciscus cephalus''. ¹

5. Noun. (obsolete) A mixture of bran and meal. ¹

6. Verb. (horticulture) To prune a tree heavily, cutting branches back to the trunk, so that it produces dense new growth. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pollard

1. to cut the top branches of a tree back to the trunk [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Pollard

1. To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows. Origin: Pollarded; Pollarding. 1. A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches. 2. A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit. 3. A fish, the chub. A stag that has cast its antlers. A hornless animal (cow or sheep). Origin: From Poll the head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pollard

poll evil poll parrot poll taker poll tax pollack pollacks pollage pollages pollakidipsia pollakiuria

pollakiurias pollam pollams pollan pollans pollard pollarded pollarding pollards pollax

pollaxes polled pollee pollees pollen pollen antigen pollen count pollen counter pollen counters pollen extract

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