topiary

adjective

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

noun, plural to·pi·ar·ies.

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

adjective

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

noun

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

adj.

1590s, from Latin topiarius “of or pertaining to ornamental gardening,” from topia “ornamental gardening,” from Greek topia, plural of topion, originally “a field,” diminutive of topos “place” (see topos). The noun is first recorded 1908, from the adjective.