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topiary
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to·pi·ar·y  (tp-r)
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 topirius, from topia, ornamental gardening, from Greek topia, pl. of topion, field, diminutive of topos, place.]

topiary [ˈtəʊpɪərɪ]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) of, relating to, or characterized by the trimming or training of trees or bushes into artificial decorative animal, geometric, or other shapes
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) pl -aries
a.  topiary work
b.  a topiary garden
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) the art of topiary
[from French topiaire, from Latin topia decorative garden work, from Greek topion little place, from topos place]
topiarian  [ˌtəʊpɪˈɛərɪən] adj
topiarist  n

topiary - Describing shrubs and trees that are trimmed, it is derived from Latin topiarius, "ornamental gardener."
See also related terms for shrubs.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.topiary - a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animalstopiary - 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 treestopiary - 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
topiary [ˈtəʊpɪərɪ] Narte m de recortar los arbustos en formas de animales
topiary [ˈtəʊpiəri] ntopiaire f
topiary
n (Hort) → Formschnitt m
topiary [ˈtəʊpɪərɪ] narte f topiaria


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The company is one of just half a dozen in the UK to have adopted the Air Pot growing system, which encourages better root develop-menand establishment for architectural plants and trees, including topiary created to order by local topiarist Peter Smith.
The display, which had been installed some weeks earlier, had to be repaired by topiarists to its former glory after being damaged during the incident.
The keen topiarists are also working on a replica of the digger Iorwerth used to work on.
 
 
 
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