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

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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

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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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