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noun
A latticework used to shape or train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental or useful design, as along a wall or fence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A plant that has been shaped in this manner.
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noun
A row of plants that have been shaped in this manner.
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verb
To train a plant in this manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: trellis, treillage
History
Borrowed from French espalier, from Italian spalliera, from spalla (“shoulder”).
Across languages
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