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bon·sai (bän′sī′, bän sī′)

noun

  1. the art of dwarfing and shaping trees and shrubs in shallow pots by pruning, controlled fertilization, etc.
  2. pl. bonsai bon′·sai′ such a tree or shrub

Etymology: Jpn bon, lit., basin or pot + sai, to plant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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