Bonsai
noun
A tiny tree that is kept small with careful cutting.
Japanese people often keep bonsai as decoration in their houses.
Often appears as...
- bonsai tree
- bonsai pot
noun
The Japanese art of growing small trees in a pot by pruning them and keeping their roots short.
He has a passion for bonsai, often spending hours tending to his miniaturized trees.
Often appears as...
- bonsai technique
- bonsai care
Usage tips
Artistic
adjective
Referring to something that is small or stunted like a bonsai.
She was growing a bonsai variety of chilli plant which was perfect for her small apartment.
Often appears as...
- bonsai plant
- bonsai variety
noun
A tiny tree that is kept small with careful cutting.
Japanese people often keep bonsai as decoration in their houses.
Often appears as...
- bonsai tree
- bonsai pot
noun
The Japanese art of growing small trees in a pot by pruning them and keeping their roots short.
He has a passion for bonsai, often spending hours tending to his miniaturized trees.
Often appears as...
- bonsai technique
- bonsai care
Usage tips
Artistic
adjective
Referring to something that is small or stunted like a bonsai.
She was growing a bonsai variety of chilli plant which was perfect for her small apartment.
Often appears as...
- bonsai plant
- bonsai variety
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Artifact
Bonsai is not just any small tree, but one shaped by careful techniques reflecting Japanese tradition.
A bonsai is more than decoration; it's the embodiment of patience and attention to detail.
Pro Tip 2/3Precision Required
Emphasize that bonsai trees require precise cultivation, not just random trimming or stunted growth.
Caring for a bonsai involves conscientious pruning to maintain its miniature form.
Pro Tip 3/3Symbolic Significance
Bonsais often symbolize harmony, peace, and balance, important in understanding its cultural impact.
The bonsai in the room seemed to radiate a sense of calm.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Artifact
Bonsai is not just any small tree, but one shaped by careful techniques reflecting Japanese tradition.
A bonsai is more than decoration; it's the embodiment of patience and attention to detail.
Pro Tip 2/3Precision Required
Emphasize that bonsai trees require precise cultivation, not just random trimming or stunted growth.
Caring for a bonsai involves conscientious pruning to maintain its miniature form.
Pro Tip 3/3Symbolic Significance
Bonsais often symbolize harmony, peace, and balance, important in understanding its cultural impact.
The bonsai in the room seemed to radiate a sense of calm.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Artifact
Bonsai is not just any small tree, but one shaped by careful techniques reflecting Japanese tradition.
A bonsai is more than decoration; it's the embodiment of patience and attention to detail.
Pro Tip 2/3Precision Required
Emphasize that bonsai trees require precise cultivation, not just random trimming or stunted growth.
Caring for a bonsai involves conscientious pruning to maintain its miniature form.
Pro Tip 3/3Symbolic Significance
Bonsais often symbolize harmony, peace, and balance, important in understanding its cultural impact.
The bonsai in the room seemed to radiate a sense of calm.
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Video examples
How to Raise Successful...
But I've come to realize, after working with thousands of other people's kids -- and raising two kids of my own, my kids aren't bonsai trees. They're wildflowers
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The Art of Shaping a...
respect is is probably at the most fundamental level of being able to do bonsai well and doing bonsai well doesn't mean being able to make a
Video examples
How to Raise Successful...
But I've come to realize, after working with thousands of other people's kids -- and raising two kids of my own, my kids aren't bonsai trees. They're wildflowers
Video examples
The Art of Shaping a...
respect is is probably at the most fundamental level of being able to do bonsai well and doing bonsai well doesn't mean being able to make a
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Quote examples
Michael Specter
American Journalist
If there is anything more frightening than the threat of global nuclear war, it is the certainty that humans not only stand on the verge of producing new life forms but may soon be able to tinker with them as if they were vintage convertibles or bonsai trees.
Quote examples
Chris Pratt
American Actor
I have a pet lizard named Puff, five goldfish - named Pinky, Brain, Jowels, Pearl and Sandy, an oscar fish named Chef, two pacus, an albino African frog named Whitey, a bonsai tree, four Venus flytraps, a fruit fly farm and sea monkeys.
Quote examples
Sloane Crosley
American Writer
Our brains are like bonsai trees, growing around our private versions of reality.
Quote examples
Michael Specter
American Journalist
If there is anything more frightening than the threat of global nuclear war, it is the certainty that humans not only stand on the verge of producing new life forms but may soon be able to tinker with them as if they were vintage convertibles or bonsai trees.
Quote examples
Chris Pratt
American Actor
I have a pet lizard named Puff, five goldfish - named Pinky, Brain, Jowels, Pearl and Sandy, an oscar fish named Chef, two pacus, an albino African frog named Whitey, a bonsai tree, four Venus flytraps, a fruit fly farm and sea monkeys.
Quote examples
Sloane Crosley
American Writer
Our brains are like bonsai trees, growing around our private versions of reality.
Example 1 of 3
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