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.”
Meraki (Μεράκι) (Greek) (noun) me-rah-kee To do something with soul, creativity, and love. When someone cooks with meraki, builds with meraki, writes with meraki, they’ve poured themselves into it. Derived…
