ming tree

n (Plants) an artificial plant resembling a bonsai plant [perhaps from Ming]

ming′ tree`

(mɪŋ)
n. 1. any of various trees or shrubs used in bonsai arrangements. 2. an artificial tree created to resemble a bonsai.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ming tree - an artificial plant resembling a bonsaibonsai - a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot
	2.	ming tree - a dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat-topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a containerbonsai - a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot