bonsai

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The name bonsai came from the Chinese word which means a factory in pot.

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  1. noun The art of growing dwarfed, ornamentally shaped trees or shrubs in small shallow pots or trays.
  2. noun A tree or shrub grown by this method.

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  • She sighs and reaches out to touch a bonsai, perfectly guided over the decades by the map that only Micheal Illoni can see or understand. —  Fantasy and Science Fiction - [Vol 111] - Issue 04-05 - October-November 2006
  • Too much and the bonsai will become water-logged and develop fungi and root rot. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Rudi and Marlene Jerlitschka have found bonsai is a growing hobby in Yarra Ranges. —  Star News Group
  • The owner of the Weirdest Bonsai Ever launches a challenge to other bonsai artists by asking them to show their competitive nature either by bidding on the bonsai, or showing bonsai they consider weirder than the Weirdest Bonsai Ever. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • Not sure if the sale of a simple bonsai will be a lot of money, but it sure will help. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
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  1. Japanese, potted plant : bon, basin (from Middle Chinese bən) + sai, to plant (from Middle Chinese tsəj, tsaj).
 

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