ikebana
[ ik-uh-bah-nuh; Japanese ee-ke-bah-nah ]
noun
the Japanese art of arranging flowers.
Origin of ikebana
1First recorded in 1900–05; from Japanese, equivalent to ike(y) “to make live,” causative of ik- “live” (from unattested ika-i ) + -bana combining form of hana “flower” (earlier fana, from unattested pana )
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British Dictionary definitions for ikebana
ikebana
/ (ˌiːkəˈbɑːnə) /
noun
the Japanese decorative art of flower arrangement
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