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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Noun
Fill in blank spots in your garden beds with either bush and pole beans, which need a trellis for support.—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 8 July 2025 Florid invitations depicting a trellis crawling with vines and pink blooms went out this week, listing Betty Catroux, Madison Cox, Athina Onassis, Paloma Picasso, Jordan Roth, Lauren Santo Domingo, Cindy Sherman and Mathilde Stern-Pointillart on the committee.—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
Verb
Soil pits, trellising design, canopy orientation and clonal selection will be shared with club members.—Rachel King, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 With trellising, vining cucumbers usually can be planted a little closer together than bush-type varieties.—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for trellis
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English trelis, from Anglo-French treleis, from Old French treille arbor, from Latin trichila summerhouse
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