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pollard

UK
/ˈpɒl.əd/
US
/ˈpɑː.lərd/

Translations

pollardnoun
pollards
pl
UK
/ˈpɒl.əd/
US
/ˈpɑː.lərd/
têtardPour un arbre étêté afin de favoriser une repousse dense.
The old oak was turned into a pollard to encourage new growth and maintain its size.
Le vieux chêne a été transformé en têtard pour favoriser une nouvelle croissance et conserver sa taille.
Additional translations
écornéPour un animal privé de cornes ou de bois.
remoulageTerme de meunerie.
Synonyms
stool
tree stump
coppice
pollardverb
pollarded
Past Simple
pollarded
Past Participle
pollarding
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɒl.əd/
US
/ˈpɑːl.ɚd/
têtarderPour un arbre.
The gardener decided to pollard the willow tree to maintain its shape and promote new growth.
Le jardinier a décidé de têtarder le saule pour conserver sa forme et favoriser une nouvelle croissance.
écornerPour enlever les cornes ou les bois d’un animal.
The veterinarian pollarded the young goat to prevent injuries in the herd.
Le vétérinaire a écorné la jeune chèvre pour éviter des blessures dans le troupeau.
Synonyms
prune
top
cut back
trim
pollardadjective
UK
/ˈpɒl.əd/
US
/ˈpɑːl.ɚd/
Used attributively to describe lopped trees or hornless animals.
étêtéSe dit surtout d’un arbre dont la cime a été taillée.
A line of pollard limes bordered the avenue.
Une rangée de tilleuls étêtés bordait l’avenue.
Additional translations
écornéSe dit d’un animal privé de cornes ou de bois.

Definitions

pollardnoun
A tree whose branches have been cut back to promote a dense growth of new shoots.
The old oak was turned into a pollard to encourage new growth and maintain its size.
An animal, especially a sheep or deer, that has lost its horns or antlers.
The farmer noticed that one of his sheep had become a pollard after shedding its horns.
The bran, husks, and dust of cereal grain separated during milling and used as animal feed.
The mill sold the pollard to local farmers for their livestock.
pollardverb
To cut off the top and branches of a tree to encourage new growth at the top.
The gardener decided to pollard the willow tree to maintain its shape and promote new growth.
To remove the horns or antlers of (an animal).
The veterinarian pollarded the young goat to prevent injuries in the herd.
pollardadjective
Having had its upper branches cut back to encourage bushy growth; pollarded.
A line of pollard limes bordered the avenue.
Naturally or artificially lacking horns or antlers.
Pollard cattle are less likely to injure each other in confined spaces.
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