espalier

Definitions


[ɛˈspalɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fruit tree or ornamental shrub whose branches are trained to grow flat against a wall, supported on a lattice


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from French, from Italian spalliera, from spalla ‘shoulder’, from Latin spatula (see spatula), in late Latin ‘shoulder blade’


[ɛˈspalɪə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- train (a tree or shrub) to grow flat against a wall
(e.g: fruit trees were espaliered some thirty feet apart)


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from French, from Italian spalliera, from spalla ‘shoulder’, from Latin spatula (see spatula), in late Latin ‘shoulder blade’




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