pollard

• 指被截去顶部枝条以促进枝叶茂密的树，也指通常有角但已脱角或被去角的动物。

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.

   截枝树

   • 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.

   无角动物

   • 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.

• 动词，指修剪树木的顶端和枝条以促进新枝生长，也指去除动物的角。

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.

   截顶

   • 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.

   同义词loppolltop