關於Bonsai的意思和用法的提問

A: I’m not sure if you can say “what is bonsai”.

“combination of manipulation of nature, while encouraging an appreciation of nature.”

You need a semicolon (;) instead of a comma after “hundreds of years”.

A: @Manabu2016 Both sound correct to me. The best choice may depend on context. You are correct for singular and plural usage, so you can use "refers" for singular and "refer" for plural; however, if the context is the "word" bonsai and not the physical object "tree", you would also use "refers", because "word" is singular. So, you can also use "Bonsai refers to miniature potted trees" as a shortened version of "The word 'bonsai' refers to miniature potted trees".

A: First sentence is perfect. Second sentence is unclear what you are expressing. Perhaps, "this pot has normal flowers?"