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bonsai
(bän′sī′, bän sī′)
noun
- the art of dwarfing and shaping trees and shrubs in shallow pots by pruning, controlled fertilization, etc.
- pl. bonsai such a tree or shrub
Origin: Jpn bon, lit., basin or pot + sai, to plant
See bonsai in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. bonsai bonsai
- The art of growing dwarfed, ornamentally shaped trees or shrubs in small shallow pots or trays.
- A tree or shrub grown by this method.
Origin:
Origin: Japanese, potted plant
Origin: : bon, basin (from Middle Chinese bən)
Origin: + sai, to plant (from Middle Chinese tsəj, tsaj)
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