topiary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals
  2. noun making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees

WordNet

Top"i*a*ry adjective
Etymology
L. topiarius belonging to ornamental gardening, fr. topia (sc. opera) ornamental gardening, fr. Gr. a place.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to ornamental gardening; produced by cutting, trimming, etc.; topiarian.

Webster 1913