# topiary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtəʊpjəɹi/ · frequency rank #67,109

## Definitions
1. Of, or relating to art of topiaries.
2. Of a tree or shrub, trimmed in artistic shape.

## Etymology
From Latin topiarius (“of or relating to ornamental gardening; an ornamental garden, an ornamental gardener”), from Latin topia (“ornamental gardening, landscape painting”), from Ancient Greek τόπια (tópia, “artistic representation in which natural or artificial features of a place are used as the medium”), plural of Ancient Greek τόπιον (tópion, “field, landscape”), from τόπος (tópos, “place”). The adjective use dates to 1592, the noun use dates to 1908.

## Source
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