Hypertext Webster Gateway: "trellis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Trellis \Trel"lis\, n. [OE. relis, F. treillis, fr. treille vine
arbor, fr. L. tricla, triclea, triclia, a bower, arbor,
summer house.]
A structure or frame of crossbarred work, or latticework,
used for various purposes, as for screens or for supporting
plants.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
trellis
n : latticework used to support climbing plants [syn: {treillage}]
v : train on a trellis, as of a vine
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