Category:Parterre

Par*terre", n. Etym: [f., fr. par on, by (l. per)+terre earth, Ground, l. terra. See terrace.]

1. (hort.)

Defn: an ornamental and diversified arrangement of beds or plots, in Which flowers are cultivated, with intervening spaces of gravel or Turf for walking on.

2. The pit of a theater; the parquet. [france]