Trellis

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtrÉ›lɪs/

Origin

From Middle English trelis, from Anglo-Norman treleis, from Old French treille ("arbor"), from Latin trichila ("arbor", "summer house")

Full definition of trellis

Noun

1. An outdoor garden frame which can be used for partitioning a common area.
2. An outdoor garden frame which can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants.
3. (computing theory) A kind of graph used in communication theory and encryption.

Synonyms

• treillage

Verb

1. (transitive) To train or arrange (plants) so that they grow against a trellis.to trellis vines

Anagrams

• stiller
• tillers