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espalier

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.
∙ A plant that has been shaped in this manner.

Verb

∙ To train a plant in this manner.

BABYLON ENGLISH
espalier n.
framework upon which bushes or trees are grown; plants grown on this framework

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
espalier
espalier
\es*pal"ier\ (?), n. [f. espalier, fr. it. spalliera, fr. spalla shoulder, the same word as f. épaule. see epaulet.] (hort.) a railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained. and figs from standard and espalier join.
espalier
\es*pal"ier\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. espaliered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. espaliering.] to form an espalier of, or to protect by an espalier.

WORDNET 2.0
espalier
Noun
1. a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat
(hypernym) trellis, treillage

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Espalier
Espalier ( or ) is the horticultural and ancient agricultural practice of controlling woody plant growth for the production of fruit, by pruning and tying branches to a frame, frequently in formal patterns, flat against a structure such as a wall, fence, or trellis, and also plants which have been shaped in this way.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

espalier

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.
∙ A plant that has been shaped in this manner.

Verb

∙ To train a plant in this manner.

BABYLON ENGLISH
espalier n.
framework upon which bushes or trees are grown; plants grown on this framework

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
espalier
espalier
\es*pal"ier\ (?), n. [f. espalier, fr. it. spalliera, fr. spalla shoulder, the same word as f. épaule. see epaulet.] (hort.) a railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained. and figs from standard and espalier join.
espalier
\es*pal"ier\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. espaliered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. espaliering.] to form an espalier of, or to protect by an espalier.

WORDNET 2.0
espalier
Noun
1. a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat
(hypernym) trellis, treillage

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Espalier
Espalier ( or ) is the horticultural and ancient agricultural practice of controlling woody plant growth for the production of fruit, by pruning and tying branches to a frame, frequently in formal patterns, flat against a structure such as a wall, fence, or trellis, and also plants which have been shaped in this way.
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