| 单词 | bonsai tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbonsai tree b. More fully bonsai tree, bonsai plant, etc. An ornamental tree or shrub cultivated by this method. ΚΠ 1899 Exhib. Japanese Floral & Arboreal Plants 23–4 May (Amer. Art Assoc., N.Y.) 101 This is a truly fine model of the Bon Sai, having a form distinctly natural and yet having decided artistic merit, both of which are essential characteristics of the Bon Sai. 1923 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 26 Feb. 4/4 These tiny trees are grown especially in Japan. They're called Bonsai dwarf plants. 1950 N. Kobayashi (title) Bonsai—miniature potted trees. 1960 Times 4 Jan. 13/4 Sales of bonsai plants. 1974 E. Bowen Henry & Other Heroes vii. 134 Clipping off consonants with the ruthless precision of a Japanese gardener pruning his bonsai shrubs. 1994 Amer. Spectator Feb. 106/3 Felipe González, the sherpa who amazingly has become the Spanish head of state, cultivates bonsais, which suggests fastidiousness and contemplation. 2017 L. Khadivi Good Country xxi. 129 Mr. and Mrs. Haas. Retirees. Proud keepers of bonsai trees and Japanese moss gardens. < as lemmas |
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