Associations to the word «Espalier»

Wiktionary

ESPALIER, noun. 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.
ESPALIER, noun. A plant that has been shaped in this manner.
ESPALIER, verb. To train a plant in this manner.

Dictionary definition

ESPALIER, noun. A trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat.

Wise words

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
Ernest Hemingway