pollard

• Nom désignant un arbre dont on a coupé la cime pour favoriser une croissance dense des branches et du feuillage, ou un animal, généralement à cornes, qui a perdu ou auquel on a retiré ses cornes.

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.

   Arbre étêté (têtard)

   • 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 écorné ou sans cornes

   • 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.

• Verbe signifiant couper la cime et les branches d'un arbre pour stimuler une nouvelle croissance, ou enlever les cornes d'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.

   Étêter (un arbre)

   • 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.

   Synonymesloppolltop