Definition of "trellis" []

• A structure of open latticework, especially one used as a support for vines and other creeping plants. (noun)
• An arbor or arch made of latticework. (noun)
• To provide with a trellis, especially to train (a vine) on a trellis. (verb-transitive)
• To make (something) in the form of a trellis. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The trellis is just on the edge of our lot, and the flowers would be planted in our neighbour's grass, and she's a bit particular about her grass."
• "Make sure that the stick or trellis is in firm and upright; then plant your peas, pretty thick, and not"
• "If you’d like to grow climbing vegetables in a small space, this simple DIY vegetable trellis is an excellent compliment to a small garden."