adjective

tŏpĭārĭus

fem. tŏpĭāria · neut. tŏpĭārium

belonging to ornamental gardening; gardening •

of or belonging to ornamental gardening or gardening in gen.: opus, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 130: herba, i. e. used for borders in gardens, id. 21, 11, 39, § 68; 22, 22, 34, § 76.—

Substt

Substt.

an ornamental gardener; fancy gardener

tŏpĭārĭus, ii, m., an ornamental gardener, fancy gardener, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 5; Plin. 15, 29, 37, § 122; 18, 26, 65, § 242; Plin. Ep. 3, 19, 3; Inscr. Orell. 2966; 4293; cf. Becker, Gallus, 3, p. 27 (2d edit.). —

ornamental; fancy gardening; the topiary art

tŏpĭārĭa, ae, f. (sc. ars), ornamental or fancy gardening, the topiary art, i. e. that of giving fanciful forms to thickets, trees, etc., of laying out parterres. forming arbors, bowers, etc., Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 5. —

fancy gardening; topiary - work

tŏpĭārĭum, ii, n. (sc. opus), fancy gardening, topiary - work, Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 265.

Perseus ID: n48543 Key: topiarius