Illustration of trellis
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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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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
Use trellises or supports to help prevent spread by runners.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Rachel King, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
With trellising, vining cucumbers usually can be planted a little closer together than bush-type varieties.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
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Noun
What’s a native vine that can cover a trellis or fence with June flowers the purply-blue color of a country sky just before dawn?
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
Use trellises or supports to help prevent spread by runners.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Verb
Soil pits, trellising design, canopy orientation and clonal selection will be shared with club members.
—Rachel King, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
With trellising, vining cucumbers usually can be planted a little closer together than bush-type varieties.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
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“Trellis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trellis. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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