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单词 espalier
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
es•pal•ier  (i spal′yər, -yā),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botanya trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane.
  2. Botanya plant so trained.

v.t. 
  1. Botanyto train on an espalier.
  2. to furnish with an espalier.
  • Italian spalliera back rest, espalier, equivalent. to spall(a) shoulder, support + -iera -ier2
  • French, Middle French: trellis
  • 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
espalier /ɪˈspæljə/ n
  1. an ornamental shrub or fruit tree that has been trained to grow flat, as against a wall
  2. the trellis, framework, or arrangement of stakes on which such plants are trained
 vb
  1. (transitive) to train (a plant) on an espalier
Etymology: 17th Century: from French: trellis, from Old Italian: shoulder supports, from spalla shoulder, from Late Latin spatula
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