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espalier

英 [ɪ'spæljə; e-]

n. 墙树；墙式树木

中文词源

espalier 树篱

e-, 缓音字母。-spal, 铲子，肩，词源同spade, epaulet. 比喻义肩架，用来支撑花或藤蔓植物。

英文词源

espalier (n.): fan-shaped trellis for ornamental or fruit trees, 1660s, from French espalier (16c.), from Italian spalliera "stake-works shoulder-high," from spalla "shoulder," from Latin spatula (see spatula).