trellis

¹trel·lis

noun \ˈtre-ləs\

Definition of TRELLIS

1

: a frame of latticework used as a screen or as a support for climbing plants

2

: a construction (as a summerhouse) chiefly of latticework

3

: an arrangement that forms or gives the effect of a lattice <a trellis of interlacing streams>

— trel·lised \ˈtre-ləst\ adjective

Illustration of TRELLIS

Origin of TRELLIS

Middle English trelis, from Anglo-French treleis, from Old French treille arbor, from Latin trichila summerhouse

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

Rhymes with TRELLIS

Hellas, jealous, zealous