to·pi·ar·y

(tō′pē-ĕr′ē)

adj.

Of or characterized by the clipping or trimming of live shrubs or trees into decorative shapes, as of animals.

n. pl. to·pi·ar·ies

1. Topiary work or art.

2. A topiary garden.

[Latin topiārius, from topia, ornamental gardening, from Greek topia, pl. of topion, field, diminutive of topos, place.]

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topiary

(ˈtəʊpɪərɪ)

adj

(Horticulture) of, relating to, or characterized by the trimming or training of trees or bushes into artificial decorative animal, geometric, or other shapes

npl -aries

1. (Horticulture)

a. topiary work

b. a topiary garden

2. (Horticulture) the art of topiary

[C16: from French topiaire, from Latin topia decorative garden work, from Greek topion little place, from topos place]

topiarian adj

ˈtopiarist n

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to•pi•ar•y

(ˈtoʊ piˌɛr i)

adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj.

1. (of a tree or shrub) clipped or trimmed into fantastic or ornamental shapes.

2. of or pertaining to such trimming.

3. topiary work; the topiary art.

4. a garden containing such work.

[1585–95; < Latin topiārius pertaining to ornamental gardening <topi(a) (pl.) artificial landscape]

topiary

- Describing shrubs and trees that are trimmed, it is derived from Latin topiarius, "ornamental gardener."

topiary

A method of pruning trees and shrubs to produce formal geometric or decorative shapes.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	topiary - a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals garden - a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
	2.	topiary - making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"

Translations

arte topiaria

topiary

[ˈtəʊpɪərɪ] N → arte m de recortar los arbustos en formas de animales

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topiary

[ˈtəʊpiəri] n → topiaire f

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topiary

n (Hort) → Formschnitt m

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topiary

[ˈtəʊpɪərɪ] n → arte f topiaria

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