(ˈ)bōn|sī, (ˈ)bän- noun
( plural bonsai )
Etymology: Japanese
: a potted plant (as a tree) dwarfed by special methods of culture (as by limiting the space for and pruning of roots and by training of shoots by pruning and especially by coiling wire around the branches) ; also : the art of growing such a plant — compare miniascape
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