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Stage 1 of 3
penzai
Chinese · ancient
"tray planting"
literally "tray planting", the origin of the miniature tree art
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Stage 2 of 3
bonsai
Japanese · medieval
"tray-planted miniature tree"
adopted and refined the art of miniature potted trees
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Stage 3 of 3
bonsai
English · 1900s
"a miniature, artistically shaped potted tree"
adopted directly from Japanese
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