topiary

Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊpjəɹi/

The English word “topiary” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

Of, or relating to art of topiaries.
Of a tree or shrub, trimmed in artistic shape.

noun

Art or practice of trimming shrubs or trees in artistic or ornamental shapes, e.g. of animals.
A garden decorated with such art.
One such shrub or tree.

Etymology

From Latin topiarius (“of or relating to ornamental gardening; an ornamental garden, an ornamental gardener”), from Latin topia (“ornamental gardening, landscape painting”), from Ancient Greek τόπια (tópia, “artistic representation in which natural or artificial features of a place are used as the medium”), plural of Ancient Greek τόπιον (tópion, “field, landscape”), from τόπος (tópos, “place”).…

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