Bonsai
Bonsai noun - A dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot.
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Tiny
Tiny adjective - Very small in size.
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- In Eric Idle's song "I Like Chinese", one of the things he likes about the Chinese is "their tiny little trees", referring to Japanese bonsai trees.
Source: Interchangeable Asian Cultures -
Thus, the tiny rock Pokemon that resembles a bonsai tree in a flowerpot, named "Usohachi" (from "uso" (=fake) and "hachi" (=flowerpot)) in the original, got cleverly localized to "Bonsly" in the games (from "bonsai", "sly" and "lie")... and the dub goes ahead and pronounces it "Bon-slee".
Source: Blind Idiot Translation / Anime -
Bonsai Forest: Tiny trees out of scale with the surroundings.
Source: Tree Tropes
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