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   trellis

   /ˈtrɛlɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a framework of light wooden or metal bars, chiefly used as a support for fruit trees or climbing plants.

   verb

   • 1. provide with or enclose in a trellis: "Bruno's father repurposed concrete telephone poles to trellis the vineyard"
   • ▪ support (a climbing plant) with a trellis: "twine was used to trellis the tomato plants"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting any latticed screen): from Old French trelis, from Latin trilix ‘three-ply’, from tri- ‘three’ + licium ‘warp thread’. Current senses date from the early 16th century.

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