pollard

• Árvore cujos ramos superiores foram cortados para estimular um crescimento denso de folhagem; ou animal, geralmente com chifres, que perdeu ou foi privado dos chifres.

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.

   Árvore com ramos cortados

   • 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 sem chifres

   • 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 a parte superior e os galhos de uma árvore para estimular novo crescimento, ou remover os chifres de um 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.

   Transformar em árvore decotada

   • 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.

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