pol·lard /ˈpɑlɚ/
角被割下的鹿,被修剪的樹木,糠(vt.)修剪樹枝
Pol·lard n.
1. A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches.
2. A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit. [Obs.]
3. Zool. (a) A fish, the chub. (b) A stag that has cast its antlers. (c) A hornless animal (cow or sheep).
Pol·lard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pollarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Pollarding.] To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows.
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pollard
n 1: a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of
foliage
2: a usually horned animal that as either shed its horns or had
them removed
v : convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" [syn: poll]