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Word: Espalier
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century: from French, from Italian spalliera, from spalla ‘shoulder’, from Latin spatula (see spatula), in late Latin ‘shoulder blade’
ɪˈspalɪə
ɛˈspalɪə
a fruit tree or ornamental shrub whose branches are trained to grow flat against a wall, supported on a lattice.
Short Definition:fruit tree or ornamental shrub whose branches are trained to grow flat against wall
Word: Espalier
Speech Type: Verb
ɪˈspalɪə
ɛˈspalɪə
train (a tree or shrub) to grow flat against a wall
Short Definition:train tree or shrub to grow flat against wall
Examples:- fruit trees were espaliered some thirty feet apart
- espaliered fruit trees
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