Associations to the word «Bonsai»
Noun
- Container
- Nursery
- Cultivation
- Specimen
- Trunk
- Pot
- Tree
- Garden
- Plant
- Landscape
- Display
- Technique
- Branch
- Growing
- Collection
- Arboretum
- Grower
- Redwood
- Style
- Art
- Tradition
- Species
- Cypress
- Aesthetics
- Cultivar
- Tool
- Juniper
- Practice
- Kitten
- Variety
- Ito
- Enthusiast
- Shaping
- Ceramics
- Gwen
- Planting
- Maple
- Elm
- Judo
- Karate
- Needle
- Bon
- Humidity
- Pavilion
- Cuisine
- Jun
- Viewing
- Soil
- Purse
- Complement
- Cane
- Barber
- Bark
- Tokyo
- Arnold
- Contemporary
- Anderson
- Exhibition
- Bundle
- Exhibit
- Japan
- Moss
- Placement
- Shape
- Courtyard
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
BONSAI, noun. (countable) A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
BONSAI, noun. (uncountable) The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner.
BONSAI, verb. (transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.
BONSAI, interjection. Misspelling of banzai.
BONSAI ARMY, noun. A sovereign state's army or military force that is small and could be considered merely "for decoration". A bonsai army is not large enough to fundamentally protect a country.
BONSAI ARMY, noun. A tiny, largely ornamental (military) structure bereft of the capability to effectively carry out its constitutional missions.
BONSAI ARMY, noun. A military that covers the entire spectrum of capabilities but has virtually no external military clout.
Dictionary definition
BONSAI, noun. A dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.