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ar⋅bo⋅re⋅tum

  [ahr-buh-ree-tuhm]
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–noun, plural -tums, -ta  [-tuh] .
a plot of land on which many different trees or shrubs are grown for study or display.
Origin:
1830–40; < L arborētum a plantation of trees, equiv. to arbor tree + -ētum suffix denoting place where a given plant grows (cf. alameda )
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ar·bo·re·tum   (är'bə-rē'təm)   
n.   pl. ar·bo·re·tums or ar·bo·re·ta (-tə)
A place where an extensive variety of woody plants are cultivated for scientific, educational, and ornamental purposes.

[Latin arborētum, a place grown with trees, from arbor, tree.]
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arboretum 
1838, from L., lit. "a place grown with trees," from arbor "tree," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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