Definition of trellis
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
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Consider outlining an L or U shape with an attractive fence, hedge, or trellis and vines.
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Lady Boothby’. This one also is capable of climbing, and can reach more than 15 feet tall tied to a trellis.
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A trellis will be attached to the top to provide shade and privacy for the outdoor eating area that will be installed later.
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Another trellis supports peas, with other vegetables planted closely around the base of its container.
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That’s in addition to the community garden, which will be largely vertical and grown on trellises.
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Then as the sugar snaps get sapped, the long beans take over the trellis.
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The avocado trees are the workhorses, acting as trellises for passion fruit vines and providing shade for the coffee bushes.
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Vegetables can be grown on walls, trellises or towers.
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Origin and Etymology of trellis
Middle English trelis, from Anglo-French treleis, from Old French treille arbor, from Latin trichila summerhouse
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Definition of trellis
transitive verb
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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At one point, Nederend feared her vines would need to be cut down to the ground and re-trellised this spring — meaning no crop in 2017 but a return for 2018 and beyond.
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First Known Use of trellis
15th century
TRELLIS Defined for English Language Learners
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: a frame with long pieces of wood that cross each other that is used as a support for climbing plants
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: a frame of lattice used especially as a screen or a support for climbing plants
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