bon‧sai /ˈbɒnsaɪ, ˈbəʊn- $ bɒːnˈsaɪ, ˈbɑːnsaɪ/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Language: Japanese;
Origin: 'tray planting']
a tree that is grown so that it always stays very small, or the art of growing trees in this way
—bonsai adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲