In Chinese, the word bonsai means 'tree in a pot'. From Wordnik.com. [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference
"This variation of bonsai is Japanese Red Maple," the host explained. From Wordnik.com. [Garden] Reference
It's also used in small, desktop rock gardens and as a base in Japanese bonsai-tree kits. From Wordnik.com. [Word to Poachers] Reference
The word bonsai is used in the West as an umbrella term for all miniature trees in containers or pots. From Wordnik.com. [How To-Bonsai In Hypertufa « Fairegarden] Reference
"We tell new people that your bonsai is your idea," Cavalli said, noting that the group is open to people of all levels. From Wordnik.com. Reference
A bonsai is a normal tree whose development is not halted but rather guided in order to obtain a healthy miniaturised tree. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
I call my bonsai experiments “Quasi-bonsai.”. From Wordnik.com. [Bonsai Theatre « Fairegarden] Reference
One or two specialize in bonsai trees. From Wordnik.com. [Xochimilco - Up A Lazy River In Mexico City] Reference
Age of the 'bonsai' bin: Families will be forced to cram their rubbish into mini wheelies. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to This Diwali, books and plants replace sweets] Reference
For example, we may say that we are going to 'bonsai' a plant - meaning that we shall shape it and restrict its growth. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening Tips 'n' Ideas] Reference
Traditionally, the tie has been the preferred tool, with knot styles such as the "bonsai", "superfat" and "long and thin" proving popular. From Wordnik.com. [Technology news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Which will sit next to her real bonsai in her office. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Her piercing voice echoing I hate bonsai in his head. From Wordnik.com. [Garden] Reference
Could Shore Pine bonsai possibly work in his window box?. From Wordnik.com. [Garden] Reference
If fruit could be included as bonsai, why not vegetables?. From Wordnik.com. [Garden] Reference
The wife recently bought herself a bonsai tree for her office. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
(Brian Bedford) "I could have been a giant" said the bonsai tree. From Wordnik.com. [What's the Use of Wings?] Reference
The host, a beefy-looking guy, was doing this gig about bonsai. From Wordnik.com. [Garden] Reference
If ever I have a bonsai, I want it to be an offsping of this tree. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Like the trees — tortured with restraining wire to make bonsai. From Wordnik.com. [Garden] Reference
Japanese gardens generally incorporate bonsai as a primary feature. From Wordnik.com. [Green Scene: A Japanese garden's natural serenity] Reference
After I viewed their entries, it was clear that bonsai was their calling. From Wordnik.com. [Green Scene: A Japanese garden's natural serenity] Reference
Sensei was saying something about bonsai being over a thousand years old!. From Wordnik.com. [Garden] Reference
And Lamont saw many more bonsai spread across the garden show work table. From Wordnik.com. [Garden] Reference
The pansies could possibly pave the way for his bonsai scheme. From Wordnik.com. [Garden] Reference
However, landscape-size plants are also used and trained to look like bonsai. From Wordnik.com. [Green Scene: A Japanese garden's natural serenity] Reference
Coming up after the break, as IN THE MONEY continues, part blue grass, part bonsai. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2006] Reference
So did Mr. Pitt, whose signature bonsai leap popped up in almost every battle scene. From Wordnik.com. [Troy, Troy Again] Reference
Picked up a tray of glassware, just to get a metal and stone bonsai tree for the wife. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
My bonsai sit neatly on the three tiered shelf that my Dad and I made over spring break. From Wordnik.com. [madrigle Diary Entry] Reference
Truly good pasta fagioli he'd say, softening her up for his bonsai scheme. From Wordnik.com. [Garden] Reference
She reaches for the blanket, the Chihuahua, as tiny as a bonsai, curled against her stomach. From Wordnik.com. [Velvet] Reference
The bonsai tree he gave me, and which he tended himself, is a living symbol of our alliance. From Wordnik.com. [Statement By The President On Death Of Prime Minister Obuchi] Reference
After years of close pruning to optimize production, the tree resembled a very large bonsai. From Wordnik.com. [A New Market for Old Olive Trees] Reference
"When I need to be cool, calm and collected," he says, "I can just talk to my little bonsai tree.". From Wordnik.com. [Pimp My Cubicle] Reference
It's surrounded by three unlit, light blue tea candles that match the blue rocks around the bonsai. From Wordnik.com. [Pimp My Cubicle] Reference
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