Know Your Next Word : bonsai
22. bonsai :
noun :
1. the art of growing miniature trees in shallow pots
2. a tree grown in this way
usage :
Comparing poverty to a bonsai plant, he said the poor are like these bonsai plants; given space and opportunity they can grow bigger since all are born-entrepreneurs.(Nobel Laureate Yunus Visits City : The Times of India (New Delhi) : Aug 19 - 2008.)
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