noun
Etymology: perhaps from Ming, Chin. dynasty (1368-1644) — more at ming
1. : a dwarfed evergreen conifer grown in a container or pot
2. : an artificial plant patterned after bonsai and made by wiring or otherwise attaching flattened pads of prostrate alpine buckwheat ( Eriogonum ovalifolium ) left natural gray, dyed, or painted to one or more twiggy branches usually of manzanita — called also Peruvian cypress
3.
a. : bonsai
b. : an ornamental arrangement patterned after the bonsai