Espalier (noun)
es-pal-ee-yay
A trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane. / A plant trained in this way.
1655–65; French, Middle French: trellis, Italian spalliera back rest, espalier, equivalent to spall ( a ) shoulder, support + -iera -ier
Example sentences
“The apricots had been espalier trained perfectly and lined up against the wall within the trellis.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
