topiary
noun/ˈtəʊpiəri/
/ˈtəʊpieri/
[uncountable]- the art of cutting bushes into shapes such as birds or animalsTopics Hobbiesc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French topiaire, from Latin topiarius ‘ornamental gardener’, from topia opera ‘fancy gardening’, from a diminutive of Greek topos ‘place’.
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