tŏpĭārĭus, a, um, adj. [topia, II.],
I of or belonging to ornamental gardening or gardening in gen.: opus, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 130: herba, i. e. used for borders in gardens , id. 21, 11, 39, § 68; 22, 22, 34, § 76.—
II Substt.
A tŏpĭārĭus , ii, m., an ornamental gardener , fancy gardener , Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 5; Plin. 15, 29, 37, § 122; 18, 26, 65, § 242; Plin. Ep. 3, 19, 3; Inscr. Orell. 2966; 4293; cf. Becker, Gallus, 3, p. 27 (2d edit.). —
B tŏpĭārĭa , ae, f. (sc. ars), ornamental or fancy gardening , the topiary art , i. e. that of giving fanciful forms to thickets, trees, etc., of laying out parterres. forming arbors, bowers, etc., Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 5. —
C tŏpĭārĭum , ii, n. (sc. opus), fancy gardening , topiary - work , Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 265.