pollard

1 of 2

noun

pol·​lard ˈpä-lərd 

: a tree cut back to the trunk to promote the growth of a dense head of foliage

pollard

2 of 2

verb

pollarded; pollarding; pollards

transitive verb

: to make a pollard of (a tree)

Examples of pollard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

There was a large Japanese maple at the edge of the back garden area that had been pollarded at about 9 feet on five or six major branches. — OregonLive.com, 6 June 2018

The shoots formed after topping (or pollarding for that matter) are tenuously connected to the rest of the tree’s structure. — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 6 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Noun

poll entry 2

First Known Use

Noun

1611, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1670, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pollard

• bollard
• collard
• collared
• hollered
• lollard