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Webster 1913 Edition


Trellis

Trel′lis

,
Noun.
[OE.
relis
, F.
treillis
, fr.
treille
vine arbor, fr. L.
tricla
,
triclea
,
triclia
, a bower, arbor, summer house.]
A structure or frame of crossbarred work, or latticework, used for various purposes, as for screens or for supporting plants.

Webster 1828 Edition


Trellis

TREL'LIS

,
Noun.
In gardening, a structure or frame of cross-barred work, or lattice work, used like the treillage for supporting plants.

Definition 2024


trellis

trellis

English

A trellis for growing climbing plants

Noun

trellis (plural trellises)

  1. An outdoor garden frame which can be used for partitioning a common area.
  2. An outdoor garden frame which can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants.
  3. (computing theory) A kind of graph used in communication theory and encryption.

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Verb

trellis (third-person singular simple present trellises, present participle trellising, simple past and past participle trellised)

  1. (transitive) To train or arrange (plants) so that they grow against a trellis.
    to trellis vines

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