6 definitions found for bonsai

bonsai n 1: a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot

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bonsai noun (plural bonsai) Etymology: Japanese, literally, tray planting Date: 1900 a potted plant (as a tree) dwarfed (as by pruning) and trained to an artistic shape; also the art of growing such a plant

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.
Etymology: Jap.

bonsai (bonsai) 1. A bonsai is a tree or shrub that has been kept very small by growing it in a little pot and cutting it in a special way. ...a beautiful Japanese bonsai tree. N-COUNT: oft N n 2. Bonsai is the art of growing very small shrubs and trees. N-UNCOUNT

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. [Jap.]