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bonsai
(redirected from bonsai trees)

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bon·sai  (bn-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 bn) + sai, to plant (from Middle Chinese tsj, tsaj).]
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bonsai
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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bonsaibonsai - a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot
tree - 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 [ˈbɒnsaɪ] Nbonsai m

bonsai [ˈbɒnsaɪ]
adj [tree, plant] → bonsaï
n
(= tree) → bonsaï m
(= art) → l'art m du bonsaï

bonsai
n pl <-> → Bonsai nt

bonsai [ˈbɒnsaɪ] nbonsai m inv
bonsai [ˈbɒnsaɪ] nbonsai m inv

bonsai
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


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There were ceramic pots that keep chip dip cool, birdhouses with pitched roofs made of various state license plates; and more-standard items, such as jewelry, bonsai trees, clothing and wind chimes.
Fiskin's first show with this gallery showcased 50 Ways alongside an assortment of photographs from the two-decade-old "Some Aesthetic Decisions" series (showing everything from suburban mantlepieces to bonsai trees at another competition shrinking beside their oversize prize ribbons); their juxtaposition provided a perfect opportunity to connect the dots between the old and the new.
Hobbies: Swimming, hiking, yoga, walking, Bonsai trees, study of good health, work with Noetic sciences.
 
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