espalier
英 [ɪ'spæljə; e-]
espalier 树篱e-, 缓音字母。-spal, 铲子，肩，词源同spade, epaulet. 比喻义肩架，用来支撑花或藤蔓植物。
- espalier (n.)
- fan-shaped trellis for ornamental or fruit trees, 1660s, from French espalier (16c.), from Italian spalliera "stake-works shoulder-high," from spalla "shoulder," from Latin spatula (see spatula).
