trellis

CEFRB2

/ˈtɹɛlɪs/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A frame that supports climbing plants.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A kind of graph, used in communication theory and encryption, whose nodes are ordered into vertical slices by time, with each node at each time connected to at least one node at an earlier and at least one node at a later time.

Examples

  • Some ivy is growing on the trellis.

  • When the squash is pulled out, the trellis comes with it.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An outdoor garden frame that can be used for partitioning a common area.

  2. An outdoor garden frame that can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To train or arrange (plants) so that they grow against a trellis.

More examples

In context

  • to trellis vines

  • It was a very warm evening; and the moonlight turned the Thames to an unbroken mirror of silver, and gave to the soft shadows of the shrubs, and the creepers that wound among the trellises, an appearance almost Italian.

Synonyms

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The gardener built a wooden blank to support the growing rose vines.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English trelis, from Anglo-Norman treslis, from Old French treille (“arbor”), from Latin trichila (“arbor", "summer house”). However, see OED which claims another Old French form referring to sackcloth, from Vulgar Latin.