Ikebana


[ik-uh-bah-nuh; Japanese ee-ke-bah-nah] /ˌɪk əˈbɑ nə; Japanese ˈi kɛˈbɑ nɑ/

noun
1.
the Japanese art of arranging flowers.
/ˌiːkəˈbɑːnə/
noun
1.
the Japanese decorative art of flower arrangement
n.

1901, from Japanese, from ikeru “to keep alive, arrange” + hana “flower.”

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