pollard
noun
a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.
pollarded
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past participleof pollard.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pollard.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pollardnouna tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches.
Example Sentences
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As with many of Banksy's works, the latest piece caused a debate and range of opinions, including from some conservation campaigners who say the tree was pruned back, or pollarded, too much.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2024
Willows are coppiced — cut regularly to within an inch or two of the base to flush fresh growth — or pollarded, with cuts made higher up on the trunk or branches.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Here, more than 20 have been pollarded every winter to reduce the canopy.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2015
On most mornings in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza, elderly Asian women practice tai chi under the pollarded sycamore trees.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 23, 2014
By Rennes, the sun has dropped low over the horizon, and the smell of warm manure comes through the open windows, and lines of pollarded trees whisk past.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
