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trellis

[ trel-is ]

noun

  1. a frame or structure of latticework; lattice.
  2. a framework of this kind used as a support for growing vines or plants.
  3. a summerhouse, gazebo, arch, etc., made chiefly or completely of latticework.
  4. Heraldry. a charge of bendlets overlying bendlets sinister, the whole being cloué at the crossings.


verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish with a trellis.
  2. to enclose in a trellis.
  3. to train or support on a trellis.
  4. to form into or like a trellis.

trellis

/ ˈ³Ù°ùÉ›±ôɪ²õ /

noun

  1. a structure or pattern of latticework, esp one used to support climbing plants
  2. an arch made of latticework
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to interweave (strips of wood, etc) to make a trellis
  2. to provide or support with a trellis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù°ù±ð±ô±ô¾±²õ-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trellis1

1350–1400; Middle English trelis < Middle French (noun) < Late Latin ³Ù°ù¾±±ôÄ«³¦¾±³Ü²õ (for Latin ³Ù°ù¾±±ôÄ«³æ ) woven with three threads, equivalent to Latin tri- tri- + ±ôÄ«³¦¾± ( um ) thread + -us adj. suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trellis1

C14: from Old French treliz fabric of open texture, from Late Latin ³Ù°ù¾±±ôÄ«³¦¾±³Ü²õ woven with three threads, from Latin tri- + ±ôÄ«³¦¾±um thread
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These sections call for fire-rated exterior doors and stringent guidelines on outdoor features such as decks and trellises.

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And many people have gotten creative with containers, growing tomatoes and lemon trees in pots or supported by trellises, strawberries in hanging baskets and even wildflowers in wide containers.

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Perea also likes the idea of growing native Roger’s Red grapes on trellises in large containers to provide summer greenery, fall color when the leaves turn red and gold, and sculptural vines in the winter.

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“Instead of putting up a trellis where plants climb up, we thought ‘Why don’t we plant it on top and have it climb down,’ †Johnsen said.

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“It’s what you would buy if you were going to grow a couple of tomatoes and maybe a miniature eggplant on a trellis on your patio.â€

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