| 释义 |
ming tree
noun
Etymology: perhaps from Ming, Chin. dynasty (1368-1644) — more at ming
1. : a dwarfed evergreen conifer grown in a container or pot
2. : an artificial plant patterned after bonsai and made by wiring or otherwise attaching flattened pads of prostrate alpine buckwheat (Eriogonum ovalifolium) left natural gray, dyed, or painted to one or more twiggy branches usually of manzanita — called also Peruvian cypress
3.
a. : bonsai
b. : an ornamental arrangement patterned after the bonsai |