prebonsai

English

Alternative forms

• pre-bonsai

Etymology

From pre- +‎ bonsai.

Noun

prebonsai (plural prebonsais)

1. A young plant that can be used to create a bonsai.
   • 1996, Richard W. Bender, Herbal Bonsai: Practicing the Art with Fast-growing Herbs, →ISBN, page 32:

     Once the prebonsai is shaped and planted, the greatest trunk development will be facilitated by encouraging strong growth and not trimming the plant until it is dug in the fall after the growing season.

   • 2001 January 14, RickB...@aol.com, “Value of a pre-bonsai (was Re: pre-bonsais?)”, in rec.arts.bonsai (Usenet):

     I would like to know what people (both buyers and sellers) consider to be a 'prebonsai'? How do you differentiate between a 'prebonsai' and regular nursery stock?

   • 2015, Daphne & Cloe, The Art of Bonsai, →ISBN, page 86:

     Buying a prebonsai is a quick way to get a plant and you can start immediately with his training.