botanical garden

noun
a garden for the exhibition and scientific study of collected, growing plants, usually in association with greenhouses, herbariums, laboratories, etc.
Also called botanic garden.


Origin:
1775–85

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botanical garden

noun
a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition [syn: arboretum
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Botanical garden is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
The arboretum is a type of botanical garden focusing on trees and woody shrubs.
Lovely addition to an already great botanical garden.
Find a redwood tree in a park, in your own backyard, or in a botanical garden
  around the world.
Walk through the indoor botanical garden, which is filled with lush, exotic
  greenery.
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