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topiary
[toh-pee-er-ee]
adjective
(of a plant) clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes.
of or relating to such trimming.
noun
plural
topiariestopiary work; the topiary art.
a garden containing such work.
topiary
/ ˈtəʊpɪərɪ, ˌtəʊpɪˈɛərɪən /
adjective
of, relating to, or characterized by the trimming or training of trees or bushes into artificial decorative animal, geometric, or other shapes
noun
topiary work
a topiary garden
the art of topiary
Other Word Forms
- ˈٴDZ辱 noun
- topiarian adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of topiary1
Example Sentences
This is how the popular topiary artist, whose longtime clients include Martha Stewart, rolls these days in his high-top white Nissan.
She craned her neck to see all the topiary mazes of moonflower hedges and starfruit trees.
Plan ahead now to give your yard permanent color and texture even in the bleakest months with evergreen hedges, small trees or glamorous topiary.
For us, the Edgar is a work of rasquache art, a human topiary requiring habitual maintenance.
He chose it as the site for the first Galaxy Garden, a topiary re-creation of the Milky Way.
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