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B0386800 (bŏn-sī′, bŏn′sī′, -zī′)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 Early Middle Chinese bən; also the source of Mandarin pén) + sai, to plant (from Middle Chinese tsəj; also the source of Mandarin zāi).]

bonsai

(ˈbɒnsaɪ) n, pl -sai1. (Plants) the art of growing dwarfed ornamental varieties of trees or shrubs in small shallow pots or trays by selective pruning, etc2. (Horticulture) a tree or shrub grown by this method[C20: Japanese: plant grown in a pot, from bon basin, bowl + sai to plant]

bon•sai

(bɒnˈsaɪ, boʊn-, ˈbɒn saɪ, ˈboʊn-)

n., pl. -sai. 1. a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching the shoots and branches. 2. the art of growing such a plant. [1945–50; < Japanese bon-sai tray planting < Middle Chinese]

bonsai

- Comes from Japanese words meaning "tray planting" and involves growing and pruning so that all parts of the plant—flowers, leaves, and stems—are in proportion.See also related terms for proportion.

bonsai

A Japanese word meaning plant grown in a pot, used to mean the growing of dwarf trees or shrubs in containers.

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Noun

bonsai - a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pottree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiospermsming tree - a dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat-topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a containerming tree - an artificial plant resembling a bonsai

Translations

盆景

bonsai

(ˈbonsai) noun a small decorative evergreen shrub or tree grown in a pot, which has been prevented from growing to its usual size by various methods. 盆景

bonsai

(bōn`sī), art of cultivating dwarf treesdwarf tree,
in horticultural practice, a tree artificially kept to a smaller size than is normal for average members of the species. This is usually accomplished either by limiting its root space and food and by careful pruning or by grafting it on the rootstock of a smaller
..... Click the link for more information. . Bonsai, developed by the Japanese more than a thousand years ago, is derived from the Chinese practice of growing miniature plants. In bonsai cultivation, woody plants are kept small and in true proportion to their natural models by growing them in small containers, feeding and watering them only enough for healthy growth, pruning, and training branches in the desired shape by the application of wire coils; the term bonsai also refers to the plants dwarfed by this method. Weathered trees in harsh climates serve as natural models for aged-looking, gnarled, bent, and overhanging miniature trees. The selection of containers, the position of the plant in the container, and the choice of single plants or plant groupings are important aesthetic considerations. In Japan, various native evergreens, i.e., junipers, spruces, and pines, as well as many flowering deciduous trees, are cultivated; in America many native species have been found suitable. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York City houses an extensive bonsai collection.

Bibliography

See Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Handbook on Dwarfed Potted Trees: The Bonsai of Japan (1974).

bonsai

[bōn′sī] (botany) The production of a mature, very dwarfed tree in a relatively small container.

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the art of growing dwarfed ornamental varieties of trees or shrubs in small shallow pots or trays by selective pruning, etc
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noun a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot

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