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TOPIARY
topiary
(noun) making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees
topiary
(noun) a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
topiary (not comparable)
Of, or relating to art of topiaries.
Of a tree or shrub, trimmed in artistic shape.
Noun
topiary (countable and uncountable, plural topiaries)
(uncountable) Art or practice of trimming shrubs or trees in artistic or ornamental shapes, e.g. of animals.
(countable) A garden decorated with such art.
(countable) One such shrub or tree.
Source: Wiktionary
Top"i*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. topiarius belonging to ornamental gardening, fr. topia (sc. opera) ornamental gardening, fr. Gr.
Definition: Of or pertaining to ornamental gardening; produced by cutting, trimming, etc.; topiarian. Topiary work, arbors, shrubbery, hedges, or the like, cut and trimmed into fanciful forms, as of animals, building, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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