Definitions for bonsai

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bonsai bon·sai

Spelling: [bon-sahy, -zahy, bohn-, bon-sahy, -zahy, bohn

IPA: /bɒnˈsaɪ, -ˈzaɪ, boʊn-, ˈbɒn saɪ, -zaɪ, ˈboʊn-/

Bonsai is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 135 anagrams from letters in bonsai (abinos).

Definitions for bonsai

noun

1. a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
2. the art or hobby of developing and growing such a plant or plants.

Origin of bonsai

1945-50; Japanese bon-sai tray planting Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese pén tray + zāi plant, shoot

Examples for bonsai

Ways of Going Home was a bit longer than bonsai and The Private Lives of Trees but not by much.

I read somewhere that at first you did not understand how bonsai could be made into a film.