BONSAI


Meaning of BONSAI in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.