Look up: Bonsai

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   Bonsai
   a potted plant dwarfed by special cultural practices.
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   Bonsai
   The art of miniaturizing trees by careful root and stem pruning and root restriction.
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   bonsai
   [n] - a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot
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   bonsai
   noun a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot
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   Bonsai
   `Bonsai` ` (literally `potted plant`) is the art of aesthetic miniaturization of trees by growing them in containers. Originating in Chinese penjing (`tray scenery`), Japanese bonsai developed its localization of techniques and aesthetics after its introduction to Japan by imperial embassies returning from China in the ninth century. In Western culture, the word `bonsai` is commonly used as an umbrella term for all miniature trees.
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   bonsai
   (Japanese: `tray-planted`), living dwarf tree or trees or the art of training and growing them in containers.[1 related articles]
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   bonsai
   bonsai (bōn'sī) , art of cultivating dwarf trees. 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 g...
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