trellis
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English trelis, from Anglo-Norman treleis, from Old French treille (“arbor”), from Latin trichila (“arbor", "summer house”)
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈtrɛlɪs/
Noun [edit]
trellis (plural trellises)
- An outdoor garden frame which can be used for partitioning a common area.
- An outdoor garden frame which can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants.
- (computing theory) A kind of graph used in communication theory and encryption.
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
An outdoor garden frame which can be used for partitioning a common area
An outdoor garden frame which can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants
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Verb [edit]
trellis (third-person singular simple present trellises, present participle trellising, simple past and past participle trellised)
- (transitive) To train or arrange (plants) so that they grow against a trellis.
- to trellis vines