ខ្មែរ

pollard

/ˈpɑːlərd/

កាត់មែកលើ

  1. verb កាត់មែកលើ, កាត់ចុងមែក
    to cut off the top branches of a tree to encourage new growth
    កាត់មែកខាងលើនៃដើមឈើចេញដើម្បីឱ្យវាបែកមែកថ្មី
    Gardeners pollard the trees every winter.
    អ្នកថែសួនកាត់មែកលើដើមឈើទាំងនោះរៀងរាល់រដូវរងា។
  2. noun ដើមឈើកាត់មែកលើ
    a tree whose top branches have been cut back
    ដើមឈើដែលត្រូវបានកាត់មែកខាងលើចេញ
    A row of pollards lined the riverbank.
    ដើមឈើកាត់មែកលើមួយជួរដុះតាមមាត់ទន្លេ។

Synonyms: prune, trim, lop, cut back

Forms: pollarded, pollarding, pollards

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More words

lovable moot nebula neurology newt nitro oj overland pantry parchment partake plagiarism pollock prefix proctor prologue proto pueblo pulpit puncture redhead relational renegade ripper

Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.