to|pi|ar|y

to|pi|ar|y «TOH pee _EHR ee», adjective, noun, plural -ar|ies.

–adj.

1. trimmed or clipped into ornamental shapes: »

topiary shrubs and trees.

2. of or having to do with such trimming: »

topiary art.

–n.

1. topiary art.

2. a topiary garden.

╂[< Latin topiārius < topia ornamental gardening < Greek tópia, plural of tópion (originally) a field (diminutive) < tópos place]