TOPIARY Definition & Meaning

View synonyms for

topiary

[ toh-pee-er-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

(of a plant) clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes.
of or relating to such trimming.

noun

plural topiaries.

topiary work; the topiary art.
a garden containing such work.

topiary

/ ˈtəʊpɪərɪ; ˌtəʊpɪˈɛərɪən /

adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by the trimming or training of trees or bushes into artificial decorative animal, geometric, or other shapes

noun

-aries
1. topiary work
2. a topiary garden
the art of topiary

Discover More

Derived Forms

ˈ�ٴǱ辱��, noun
topiarian, adjective

Discover More

51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of topiary¹

1585–95; < Latin �ٴǱ辱��ܲ� pertaining to landscape-gardening or to ornamental gardens, equivalent to topi ( a ) (plural) artificial landscape (< Greek ��ó�辱�� (singular topion ), diminutive of ��ó��ǲ� place) + -��ܲ� -ary

Discover More

51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of topiary¹

C16: from French topiaire, from Latin topia decorative garden work, from Greek topion little place, from topos place

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

This is how the popular topiary artist, whose longtime clients include Martha Stewart, rolls these days in his high-top white Nissan.

From

She craned her neck to see all the topiary mazes of moonflower hedges and starfruit trees.

From

Plan ahead now to give your yard permanent color and texture even in the bleakest months with evergreen hedges, small trees or glamorous topiary.

From

For us, the Edgar is a work of rasquache art, a human topiary requiring habitual maintenance.

From

He chose it as the site for the first Galaxy Garden, a topiary re-creation of the Milky Way.

From

Related 51�Թ�s

Browse