bonsai
noun/ˈbɑnˌsaɪ/
Frequency rank: #15,801 most common English word
Meaning
the art of growing miniature trees in containers by careful pruning and shaping, or the tree itself.
Example sentence
She carefully trimmed her bonsai tree to maintain its miniature shape.
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