盆栽

Verb

 * 1) to pot

Noun

 * 1) potted plant
 * 2) bonsai

Etymology
Borrowed from written as a kind of calque of the older Japanese term, based on the synonymous meanings of the individual kanji:  can refer to a , while  can refer to a.

First cited to a collection of from 1832.

Noun

 * 1)  a potted plant that has been grown and aesthetically trimmed for the purpose of viewing: a bonsai, a dwarf tree