n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )b ō n- ' s ī , ' b ō n- ˌ , ' bän- ˌ also ' bän- ˌ z ī
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural bonsai
Etymology: Japanese, literally, tray planting
Date: 1900
: a potted plant (as a tree) dwarfed (as by pruning) and trained to an artistic shape also : the art of growing such a plant
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