pollard

BrE /ˈpɒləd/ AmE /ˈpɑːld/

noun / verb en → es

1 TREE [noun] C1

a tree that has been cut back to a stump, with branches growing from the top

árboles podados

Collocations pollard willow

  • The garden was full of pollards.

    El jardín estaba lleno de árboles podados.

2 ACTION [transitive] C1

to cut a tree back to a stump, with branches growing from the top

podar un árbol

  • pollard something
  • The trees were pollarded to encourage new growth.

    Se podaron los árboles para fomentar un nuevo crecimiento.