Word: pollarding
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: po
llar
ding
Definition: Present participle of pollard; a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
Morphemes:
Affix: poll
Language: en
Meaning: head, scalp
Affix: -ard
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Someone who is in a specified condition (“pejorative agent suffix”).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ard
Language: fro
Decoded: -ard
Meaning: suffix
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.