pergola

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an outdoor framework of posts and crossbeams, often supporting climbing plants and providing partial shade

   Wisteria climbed over the pergola beside the patio.

Borrowed from Italian pergola, from Latin pergula, meaning a projecting roof, covered walk, or arbor. The English word became established for the open garden structure on which vines are trained.

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