Pollard

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, from Middle English) .
  2. Noun.  (often, attributive) A tree that has been pruned by cutting its branches back close to the trunk to promote a more bushy growth of foliage.
  3. Noun.  An animal, such as cattle or deer, whose horns have been removed or shed.
  4. Noun.  The chub (fish), ''Leuciscus cephalus''.
  5. Noun.  (obsolete) A mixture of bran and meal.
  6. Verb.  (horticulture) To prune a tree heavily, cutting branches back to the trunk, so that it produces dense new growth.

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