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Definition of bonsai in English: bonsainounˈbɒnsʌɪ mass noun1The art of growing ornamental, artificially dwarfed varieties of trees and shrubs in pots. Example sentencesExamples - In Japanese bonsai can be translated as ‘tray planting’ and for the Japanese it represents a fusion of ancient beliefs with eastern philosophies of harmony.
- Many of the folks in my bonsai group un-pot their trees in early fall and plant them back in the ground on top of a piece of slate or the like (to prevent deep rooting).
- Mr Bolton has been practising the art of bonsai for more than 30 years and has around 50 different trees.
- These miniature trees made famous from the Japanese art of bonsai can be found all over Asia, in China, Thailand, Vietnam and other cultures.
- It wasn't until Japan exhibited at the 1878 World Exhibition in Paris that bonsai resurfaced on the international stage.
- Mr Hawksby said the Scottish contingent were all people he met while exhibiting or teaching bonsai at shows.
- Don't miss Kinokuniya Bookstore, where you will find everything from collections of Japanese poetry to books on the art of bonsai.
- The nation that dreamed up bonsai and origami and leads the world in nanotechnology prefers life to be bite-size, delicate, petite.
- Even books on bonsai were not available then.
- As the art of bonsai demonstrates, you can limit almost any tree to any size by careful pruning.
- Decide what your tree will look like ten years down the road; bonsai rewards the patient and the far-sighted and teaches it to those of us who are neither
- Ma compared this kind of ‘fill empty space’ sculpture to bonsai.
- This is also manifest in things like bonsai, where control of form and nature is more important to aesthetic beauty than the wild lines of real nature.
- Barry's a horticulturist and I just love growing things so we bought a cedar tree and a book on the basics of bonsai.
- He has been experimenting with miniature gardens since he was about seven - encouraged by his mother, whose interests included bonsai.
- The trees belonged to her husband Thomas, 57, a self-employed window cleaner, who has been growing bonsai for more than ten years.
- ‘I became interested in their culture and took formal training in art, bonsai and ikebana,’ she says.
- 1.1count noun An ornamental tree or shrub grown using the art of bonsai.
Example sentencesExamples - On display are more than 20 varieties of bonsai.
- When she arrived, she gazed upon a very old bonsai tree that lay rooted in the middle of a serene rock garden.
- Bonsai tree wiring is an advanced skill to grow the bonsai into an art form.
- Cultivating a bonsai tree requires some care and attention, but as a reward it brings tranquility to the mind, a feeling of being refreshed and, inner peace.
- It was built into what looked like a huge, fifty foot tall bonsai tree.
- Her kimono was sky blue and had a bonsai tree sewn into the sleeves.
- My problem is that I live in an apartment and have a lot of cacti, bonsai and orchids but I am unable to put them in a correct place.
- On display is a range of artificial bonsai plants that can enliven your rooms.
- She quickly misted her bonsai tree and then laid down on her bed and finished writing her letter.
- Given an adequate supply of water, air and light, a properly maintained bonsai should outlive a full-size tree of the same species.
- This presentation, the second in a series, showcases excellent bonsai from the very best artists in the world.
- Fifty species of bonsai, comprising trees and shrubs, are on display.
- Among the collections are a few soil-less bonsai.
- Our hotel had the most exquisite gardens with bonsai and frangipani trees everywhere.
- She explained that a bonsai tree could easily outlive its owner if properly cared for.
- He owns a great website helping people find out more about the bonsai tree.
- But he said that he will not part with any of the bonsai from his collection even if a bigger price were to be offered.
- I just answered a post from a lady who had cared for her beautiful bonsai for 9 years and couldn't figure out why it was slipping away this season.
- The aristocrats of plants grown in pots are bonsai, perfectly normal garden trees skilfully trained to grow as miniatures ranging from three inches to three feet tall.
- Seeing that he had a green thumb from a young age, the friend suggested specialising in some particular form like the bonsai or cacti.
Origin1950s: from Japanese, from bon 'tray' + sai 'planting'. Definition of bonsai in US English: bonsai(also bonsai tree) noun 1An ornamental tree or shrub grown in a pot and artificially prevented from reaching its normal size. 盆景 Example sentencesExamples - But he said that he will not part with any of the bonsai from his collection even if a bigger price were to be offered.
- Seeing that he had a green thumb from a young age, the friend suggested specialising in some particular form like the bonsai or cacti.
- On display is a range of artificial bonsai plants that can enliven your rooms.
- I just answered a post from a lady who had cared for her beautiful bonsai for 9 years and couldn't figure out why it was slipping away this season.
- Given an adequate supply of water, air and light, a properly maintained bonsai should outlive a full-size tree of the same species.
- Among the collections are a few soil-less bonsai.
- It was built into what looked like a huge, fifty foot tall bonsai tree.
- Her kimono was sky blue and had a bonsai tree sewn into the sleeves.
- He owns a great website helping people find out more about the bonsai tree.
- Fifty species of bonsai, comprising trees and shrubs, are on display.
- Bonsai tree wiring is an advanced skill to grow the bonsai into an art form.
- She explained that a bonsai tree could easily outlive its owner if properly cared for.
- My problem is that I live in an apartment and have a lot of cacti, bonsai and orchids but I am unable to put them in a correct place.
- This presentation, the second in a series, showcases excellent bonsai from the very best artists in the world.
- She quickly misted her bonsai tree and then laid down on her bed and finished writing her letter.
- When she arrived, she gazed upon a very old bonsai tree that lay rooted in the middle of a serene rock garden.
- On display are more than 20 varieties of bonsai.
- Cultivating a bonsai tree requires some care and attention, but as a reward it brings tranquility to the mind, a feeling of being refreshed and, inner peace.
- Our hotel had the most exquisite gardens with bonsai and frangipani trees everywhere.
- The aristocrats of plants grown in pots are bonsai, perfectly normal garden trees skilfully trained to grow as miniatures ranging from three inches to three feet tall.
- 1.1 The art of growing ornamental, artificially dwarfed trees or shrubs.
Example sentencesExamples - Even books on bonsai were not available then.
- The nation that dreamed up bonsai and origami and leads the world in nanotechnology prefers life to be bite-size, delicate, petite.
- Mr Hawksby said the Scottish contingent were all people he met while exhibiting or teaching bonsai at shows.
- These miniature trees made famous from the Japanese art of bonsai can be found all over Asia, in China, Thailand, Vietnam and other cultures.
- ‘I became interested in their culture and took formal training in art, bonsai and ikebana,’ she says.
- Barry's a horticulturist and I just love growing things so we bought a cedar tree and a book on the basics of bonsai.
- Many of the folks in my bonsai group un-pot their trees in early fall and plant them back in the ground on top of a piece of slate or the like (to prevent deep rooting).
- Mr Bolton has been practising the art of bonsai for more than 30 years and has around 50 different trees.
- Don't miss Kinokuniya Bookstore, where you will find everything from collections of Japanese poetry to books on the art of bonsai.
- As the art of bonsai demonstrates, you can limit almost any tree to any size by careful pruning.
- Decide what your tree will look like ten years down the road; bonsai rewards the patient and the far-sighted and teaches it to those of us who are neither
- In Japanese bonsai can be translated as ‘tray planting’ and for the Japanese it represents a fusion of ancient beliefs with eastern philosophies of harmony.
- It wasn't until Japan exhibited at the 1878 World Exhibition in Paris that bonsai resurfaced on the international stage.
- He has been experimenting with miniature gardens since he was about seven - encouraged by his mother, whose interests included bonsai.
- Ma compared this kind of ‘fill empty space’ sculpture to bonsai.
- This is also manifest in things like bonsai, where control of form and nature is more important to aesthetic beauty than the wild lines of real nature.
- The trees belonged to her husband Thomas, 57, a self-employed window cleaner, who has been growing bonsai for more than ten years.
Origin1950s: from Japanese, from bon ‘tray’ + sai ‘planting’. |