Definition of trellis
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a frame of latticework used as a screen or as a support for climbing plants
2
: a construction (such as a summerhouse) chiefly of latticework
3
: an arrangement that forms or gives the effect of a lattice
a trellis of interlacing streams
trellis
verb
trellised; trellising; trellises
Definition of trellis (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to provide with a trellis
especially
: to train (a plant, such as a vine) on a trellis
2
: to cross or interlace on or through : interweave
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The first known use of trellis was in the 14th century
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