bonsai
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- noun
- /ˈbɒn.saɪ/
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bonsái
- Photo (color): A welcoming new walkway greets visitors to the Bonsai and Penjing Museum at the U.S. National Arboretum.
- bonsai museum
- bonsai collection
- bonsai trees
Yeah, kind of like, you know, like a cross between a chia pet and a bonsai tree.
- Yeah, kind of like, you know, like a cross between a chia pet and a bonsai tree.
- And then actually clipping the bonsai tree to the point where it's just branches, you know, and only you will know, like anything else.
- So, yeah, I talked about we treat our kids like they're our bonsai trees.
- Because if that bonsai tree hits the ground, it's everything's over, right?
Examples
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Countless days, months, and years can be spent learning techniques for creating and maintaining bonsai and penjing.
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I found out these original bonsai trees start at $10,000.
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It's like a bonsai tree.
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I killed my bonsai tree by over trimming it.
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She likes my bonsai tree.
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"We have the finest collection of mature bonsai outside of Japan."
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"The museum strives to teach the unaware about bonsai, their history, and how to create them," she says.
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Masters of Japanese bonsai and Chinese penjing techniques are gardening artists.
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Allie found herself looking at an exquisitely twisted bonsai tree: miniature, gnarled, ancient.
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I visited a stunning bonsai exhibit where artists showcased their beautifully crafted miniature trees.
Synonyms
A small evergreen tree or bush trained to have flat tops and uneven branches and grown in a pot
How Realistic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bonsai comes from Japanese parts bon 'tray' and sai 'plant', so it literally means 'plant in a tray'. It refers to the Japanese art of growing very small trees in shallow pots, which is why a bonsai is a tiny, carefully trained tree kept in a shallow container.