bon·sai (b n-s  , bns , -z)n. pl. bonsai 1. The art of growing dwarfed, ornamentally shaped trees or shrubs in small shallow pots or trays. 2. A tree or shrub grown by this method. [Japanese, potted plant : bon, basin (from Middle Chinese b  n) + sai, to plant (from Middle Chinese tsj, tsaj).] |   juniper tree |
bonsai [ˈbɒnsaɪ]
n pl -sai
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the art of growing dwarfed ornamental varieties of trees or shrubs in small shallow pots or trays by selective pruning, etc
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a tree or shrub grown by this method
[Japanese: plant grown in a pot, from bon basin, bowl + sai to plant]
bonsai - Comes from Japanese words meaning "tray planting" and involves growing and pruning so that all parts of the plant—flowers, leaves, and stems—are in proportion.
See also related terms for proportion.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  bonsai - a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pottree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms ming tree - a dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat-topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a container ming tree - an artificial plant resembling a bonsai |
Translations
bonsai
n pl <-> → Bonsai nt
n bonsai [ˈbonsai]
a small decorative evergreen shrub or tree grown in a pot, which has been prevented from growing to its usual size by various methods. bonsai شُجَيْرَةُ زينةٍ دائِمَه الخُضْرَه изкуствено умалени дръвчета bonsaj dværgtræ; bonsai der Bonsai μπονσάι (είδος καλλωπιστικού φυτού) bonsai bonsai گیاه بنسایی bonsai bonsaï עֵץ נָנָסִי, בּוֹנסָאי वामन वृक्ष bonsai drvo bonszaj bonsai dvergtré bonsai 盆栽 분재 bonsas bonsai bonzai bonsaiboompje dvergtre bonzai árvore anA bonsai карликовое дерево bonsaj bonsai bonsai bonsai ต้นไม้แคระ bodur ağaç 盆景 бонзай ایک چھوٹا سجاوٹی پودا cây cảnh （日）盆景
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