topiary

to·pi·ar·y

T0271600 (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.

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

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 shapesnpl -aries1. (Horticulture) a. topiary workb. a topiary garden2. (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

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. n. 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."See also related terms for shrubs.

topiary

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	topiary - a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animalsgarden - a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
	2.	topiary - making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or treesartistic 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