pollard

• Sustantivo que designa un árbol al que se le han cortado las ramas superiores para favorecer el crecimiento denso del follaje, o un animal, generalmente con cuernos, que los ha perdido o se los han quitado.

A noun referring to a tree that has had its upper branches cut back to encourage dense foliage growth, or an animal, typically horned, that has shed or been deprived of its horns.

1. Tree with cut back limbsC1formal

   A tree that has had its main branches cut back to the trunk to encourage dense, bushy growth of foliage.

   Árbol descabezado

   • The old oak was turned into a pollard to control its size.
   • Pollards are common in urban landscapes to manage tree growth.
   • The gardener pruned the willow to create a pollard.

2. Hornless or dehorned animalC1formalbritish

   An animal, typically a horned one like a goat or cow, that has either shed its horns naturally or had them removed.

   Animal descornado o sin cuernos

   • The farmer kept a pollard goat in the barn.
   • Pollards are easier to handle in confined spaces.
   • The pollard cow was separated from the rest of the herd.

• Verbo que significa cortar la copa y las ramas de un árbol para estimular un nuevo crecimiento, o quitar los cuernos a un animal.

A verb meaning to cut off the top and branches of a tree to encourage new growth, or to remove the horns of an animal.

1. Convert into a pollardC1formal

   To cut back the upper branches of a tree to the main trunk, promoting dense new growth.

   Desmochar

   • The gardener pollarded the willow tree to keep it from growing too large.
   • They pollard the plane trees along the avenue every few years.
   • The old oak was pollarded to encourage new shoots.

   Sinónimosloppolltop