transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)bōn-ˈsī, ˈbōn-ˌ, ˈbän-ˌ also ]
ˈbän-ˌzī noun
( 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