ming tree

ming tree
/ming/
1. any of various trees or shrubs used in bonsai arrangements, esp. when shaped to have flat-topped, asymmetrical branches.
2. an artificial tree created with plant material, wire, etc., to resemble such a bonsai tree.
[1945-50; perh. named after MING]

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