What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Taxonomy vs Pollard - What's the difference?

taxonomy | pollard |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and pollard

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while pollard is (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.

As a verb pollard is

(horticulture) to prune a tree heavily, cutting branches back to the trunk, so that it produces dense new growth.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    pollard

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)

    • Derived terms

    * Pollard script English surnames from given names