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- 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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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Florid invitations depicting a trellis crawling with vines and pink blooms went out this week, listing Betty Catroux, Madison Cox, Athina Onassis, Paloma Picasso, Jordan Roth, Lauren Santo Domingo, Cindy Sherman and Mathilde Stern-Pointillart on the committee.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2025
Soil pits, trellising design, canopy orientation and clonal selection will be shared with club members.
—Rachel King, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Noun
Fill in blank spots in your garden beds with either bush and pole beans, which need a trellis for support.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Florid invitations depicting a trellis crawling with vines and pink blooms went out this week, listing Betty Catroux, Madison Cox, Athina Onassis, Paloma Picasso, Jordan Roth, Lauren Santo Domingo, Cindy Sherman and Mathilde Stern-Pointillart on the committee.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
Verb
Luckily, my pumpkin vine has naturally trellised itself over the neighboring bushes, but eventually, the gourds will drop and reach the soil.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2025
Soil pits, trellising design, canopy orientation and clonal selection will be shared with club members.
—Rachel King, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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“Trellis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trellis. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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