| mai khabuan (ไม้ขบวน)   
			Thai.
			‘Procession 
			 
			tree’. 
			A small,  
		      
			bonsai-like 
			tree 
			or shrub.  
			It has 
			a bare, straight to slightly crooked trunk, that meanders towards 
			the top, with similar bare branches that have  
			
			bushes of foliage only at their outermost tips, that can be 
			spherical and dense, or more sparse and less globular. 
			The bark can be pale greyish or dark brown in colour, with a smooth 
			or rough structure, depending on the species. Mai khabuan is one of 
			the more popular types of dwarf trees.   
						
						
						See also POSTAGE STAMPS. 
			 
			
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