When a person is said to have a mental age of six, this means he or she received the same number of correct responses on a standardized I.Q. test as the average six year old child. Â· Earl Washington, who confessed to a murder he did not commit, has an I.Q. of 69 and a mental age of ten.
Bonsai Symbolism. In the English language, the term bonsai is often used loosely to reference all miniature-scale trees. But bonsai refers specifically to a Japanese art form, ascended from the Chinese art of penjing, more than a thousand years ago.Bonsai, like other forms of art, uses the medium of symbolism to communicate ideas and emotions.he art of bonsai is robust with symbolism and meaning where everything means something. Each detail sends a subliminal message, contributing to the larger story encompassed within the ongoing creation. Container and accessory colors are carefully chosen to represent the hues found in nature.
The connotations or added/implied bonsai tree meanings include: 1  A general tree-like shape or style (although not necessarily natural to that type of plant growing full-size in the wild). 2  A profile that is not as detailed as a photographically-real tree but has just enough features to easily suggest a full-grown tree.onsai are not genetically dwarfed plants, in fact, any tree species can be used to grow one. Techniques such as pinching buds, pruning and wiring branches, and carefully restricting but not abandoning fertilizers are used to limit and redirect healthy growth.