Illustration of trellis
- trellis 1
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
trellised; trellising; trellises
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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Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Although watermelons generally don’t need pruning, training vines to grow on trellises can increase airflow and reduce mildew.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026
To avoid this, trellis your beans or grow bush beans and brassicas in alternating rows.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Kreith advises using heavy duty cages for tomatoes, arches for beans, stakes for peppers and eggplant, and a trellis for cucumbers, which grow as a vine.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Although watermelons generally don’t need pruning, training vines to grow on trellises can increase airflow and reduce mildew.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
Verb
Indeterminate tomatoes should always be staked, trellised, or caged.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026
To avoid this, trellis your beans or grow bush beans and brassicas in alternating rows.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Trellis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trellis. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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