More fully dotterel tree. A tree which has had its upper trunk and branches cut back; a pollard tree. Cf. dodderel, n.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by quality or health > [noun] > decayed or dead (5) dotterela1568 More fully dotterel tree. A tree which has had its upper trunk and branches cut back; a pollard tree. Cf. dodderel, n. dotard1592 A tree that has lost its branches or upper trunk, esp. through age, damage, or decay. Also: a pollarded tree. rampike1746 A decaying or dead tree; an upright stump of a tree, esp. a burnt one. snag1904 North American. A standing dead tree. Subcategories:— doddered condition (1) |
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