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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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Their work represented contrasting ways of managing topiary and life itself.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
The restaurant is surrounded by trees, topiary bushes for walls, and an array of lighting positioned around the restaurant.
—Allyson Portee, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
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Noun
The trees used in the topiary arts can outlive the people who plant them.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Their work represented contrasting ways of managing topiary and life itself.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Until recently, there had also been a topiary cat chasing a topiary mouse, but a nearby tree had started dropping branches and killed the cat.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
The restaurant is surrounded by trees, topiary bushes for walls, and an array of lighting positioned around the restaurant.
—Allyson Portee, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
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“Topiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topiary. Accessed 1 Dec. 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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