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countable and uncountable, plural bonsai or bonsais
(countable) A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning. examples
(uncountable) The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner. examples
third-person singular simple present bonsais, present participle bonsaiing, simple past and past participle bonsaied
(transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning. quotations examples
Could I be a father who was, so to speak, bonsaiing his children, trimming urban roots, and then twisting the emerging branches?
2001, Dennis Parks, Living in the Country Growing Weird, page 50
Misspelling of banzai. examples