Topiary Definition
tōpē-ĕrē
topiaries
adjective
Designating or of the art of trimming and training shrubs or trees into unusual, ornamental shapes.
Webster's New World
In the manner of a topiary.
Wiktionary
Of, or relating to art of topiaries.
Wiktionary
noun
Topiary art or work.
Webster's New World
A topiary garden.
Webster's New World
(countable) A garden decorated with shrubs which have been trimmed in artistic shapes, often of animals.
Wiktionary
(countable) One such shrub or tree.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Topiary
Noun
Singular:
topiary
Plural:
topiariesOrigin of Topiary
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From Latin topiarius (“of or relating to ornamental gardening; an ornamental garden, an ornamental gardener"), from Ancient Greek τόπια (topia, “artistic representation in which natural or artificial features of a place are used as the medium"), from τόπος (topos, “place"). The adjective use dates to 1592, the noun use dates to 1908.
From Wiktionary
Latin topiārius from topia ornamental gardening from Greek topia pl. of topion field diminutive of topos place
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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