to·pi·ary
ˈtō-pē-ˌer-ē 
plural topiaries
1
a
: a plant shaped by topiary art
b
: topiary plants
2
: topiary art or gardening
also
: a topiary garden
: of, relating to, or being the practice or art of training, cutting, and trimming trees or shrubs into odd or ornamental shapes
also
: characterized by such work
Examples of topiary in a Sentence
Noun
a garden featuring topiaries and fountains
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Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 13 May 2024
The property sits on 22 acres and features 15 garden rooms and more than 100 topiary forms.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024
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Noun
In a tent reserved for grooming, a Lhasa apso was carefully flat-ironed while several miniature poodles were sculpted into sudsy topiaries.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 13 May 2024
The property sits on 22 acres and features 15 garden rooms and more than 100 topiary forms.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Topiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topiary. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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topiary
1 of 2 adjective
to·pi·ary
ˈtō-pē-ˌer-ē
1
a
: relating to or being the art or practice of topiary
b
: shaped or created by topiary
a topiary elephant
2
: characterized by or containing topiary
a topiary garden
topiary
2 of 2 noun
plural topiaries
1
: the art or practice of training and trimming trees or shrubs into odd or ornamental shapes
2
: a garden or park containing plants shaped by topiary
also
: a plant or plants shaped by topiary
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