espalier

n. 墙树, 树篱

发音

UK /ɪˈspalɪə/
UK /-ˈpæl.i.eɪ/
UK /ɛs-/
US /ɪˈspæl.jɚ/
US /-jeɪ/
US /ɛsˈpæl-/

词形变化

espaliers 复数 espaliers espaliered espaliering espaliers 三单 espaliering 现在分词 espaliered 过去式 espaliered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A latticework used to shape or train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental or useful design, as along a wall or fence.

  2. 2.

    A plant that has been shaped in this manner.

  3. 3.

    A row of plants that have been shaped in this manner.

v.
  1. 1.

    To train a plant in this manner.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

trellis treillage

词源

Borrowed from French espalier, from Italian spalliera, from spalla (“shoulder”).

来源：wiktionary