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Bonsai

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prebonsainounA young plant that can be used to create a bonsai.
seedlingnoun(botany) A young plant grown from seed.
arboretnoun(obsolete) A grove, shrubbery or arbour
nebarinounThe surface roots that flare out from the base of a bonsai tree
topiaryOf a tree or shrub, trimmed in artistic shape.
tanukinounA raccoon dog, Nyctereutes viverrinus.
buissonnounA fruit tree trained on a low stem, the branches closely pruned.
potted plantnounA plant which has been planted in a container, often a houseplant.
saplingnounA young tree, larger than a seedling.
boxtreenounAlternative form of box tree. [(botany) Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge, for topiary, and as a source of boxwood]
treelingnounA young, small, or miniature tree.
box treenoun(botany) Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge, for topiary, and as a source of boxwood
box-treenounAlternative form of box tree. [(botany) Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge, for topiary, and as a source of boxwood]
arborsculpturenounThe art and craft technique of growing and shaping tree trunks.
sabamikinounThe split or hollowed trunk of a bonsai tree, for example to suggest a lightning strike.
barerootnoun(arboriculture, chiefly attributive) A plant removed from soil in a dormant state, from which it can more rapidly acclimate to new soil conditions.
standardnounA level of quality or attainment.
bushnoun(horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.
potscapingnoungardening involving plants in pots and other containers which may be artistically arranged
boxwoodnoun(countable, uncountable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.

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