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noun a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot
originFrom Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (MC bwon, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC tsoj|dzojH, “to plant”).
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