[toh-pee-er-ee] 
adjective, noun, plural -ar⋅ies. Horticulture| 1. | (of a plant) clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to such trimming. |
| 3. | topiary work; the topiary art. |
| 4. | a garden containing such work. |
| to·pi·ar·y (tō'pē-ěr'ē) adj. Of or characterized by the clipping or trimming of live shrubs or trees into decorative shapes, as of animals. n. pl. to·pi·ar·ies
[Latin topiārius, from topia, ornamental gardening, from Greek topia, pl. of topion, field, diminutive of topos, place.] |