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单词 topiary
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
to•pi•ar•y  (tōpē er′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. [Hort.]
adj. 
  1. (of a plant) clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes.
  2. of or pertaining to such trimming.

n. 
  1. topiary work;
    the topiary art.
  2. a garden containing such work.
  • Greek tópia (singular topion), diminutive of tópos place) + -ārius -ary
  • Latin topiārius pertaining to landscape-gardening or to ornamental gardens, equivalent. to topi(a) (plural) artificial landscape (
  • 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
topiary /ˈtəʊpɪərɪ/ adj
  1. of, relating to, or characterized by the trimming or training of trees or bushes into artificial decorative animal, geometric, or other shapes
n
  1. ( pl -aries) topiary work
  2. a topiary garden
  3. the art of topiary
Etymology: 16th Century: from French topiaire, from Latin topia decorative garden work, from Greek topion little place, from topos place

ˈtopiarist n
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