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bonsai
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bonsai has 1 sense
- bonsai(n = noun.plant) Array - a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot; Array is a kind of tree
has particulars: ming tree, ming tree
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bonsai, n. (pl. same)
1 the art of cultivating ornamental artificially dwarfed varieties of trees and shrubs.
2 a tree or shrub grown by this method.
1 the art of cultivating ornamental artificially dwarfed varieties of trees and shrubs.
2 a tree or shrub grown by this method.
Etymology
Jap.
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