noun
trellis
TREH-lihs
noun
1
A frame of latticed wood or metal used to support climbing plants.
"The roses climbed up the wooden trellis."
verb
1
To train or support a plant using such a frame.
"She trellised the tomatoes to keep them off the ground."
How to Use Trellis
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA trellis is a lattice frame that climbing plants like vines or roses grow up.
Common pairings
a garden trellis
trellis for climbing plants
Word Forms
trellised past tense, trellises plural, trellises singular
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Etymology
From Old French treille, "arbor," ultimately from Latin trichila, "summer house."