I. ˈpälə(r)d noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from pol, polle head + -ard — more at poll
1. : a clipped or base coin of foreign origin current in England in the late 13th century and equivalent to a penny — compare crocard
2. obsolete
a. : a stag that has cast its antlers
b. : a hornless animal (as a cow or sheep)
3.
a. : a coarse bran obtained from wheat
b. : finely ground bran together with the scourings obtained from wheat during milling and used for livestock feed
4. : a tree that has been cut back to the trunk to promote the growth of a dense head of foliage
II. adjective
: having been pollarded : made into a pollard
under the pollard lime trees — John Galsworthy
a pollard oak
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. : to remove the crown of (a tree) : cut back or convert into a pollard
pollarded willows
2. : to cut or cause to become stunted in a manner suggesting a pollard