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living wall

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[liv-ing wawl] / ˈlɪv ɪŋ ˈwɔl /

noun

living walls plural
  1. a wall covered in living plants, often supported by a system of hidden planters; vertical garden.


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“I would love to have a living wall someday,” Stewart says of the practice of allowing plants to climb the walls themselves.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2022

My husband and I wanted to create a living wall.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 8, 2021

The sides are what gardeners today call a living wall.

From Washington Post Apr. 11, 2018

The celebration comes after a three-year redesign that nearly tripled the building's gallery space and added sculpture gardens, education spaces, a giant living wall and outdoor terraces with sweeping city views.

From US News May 14, 2016

Only the head of Elijah Muhammad was visible above the grim-faced Fruit of Islam men in a living wall, Cassius Clay among them.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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