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arboretum

[ ahr-buh-ree-tuhm ]

noun

, plural ar·bo·re·tums, ar·bo·re·ta [ahr-b, uh, -, ree, -t, uh].
  1. a plot of land on which many different trees or shrubs are grown for study or display.


arboretum

/ ˌɑːbəˈriːtəm /

noun

  1. a place where trees or shrubs are cultivated for their scientific or educational interest


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Word History and Origins

Origin of arboretum1

1830–40; < Latin arborētum a plantation of trees, equivalent to arbor tree + -ētum suffix denoting place where a given plant grows ( alameda )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of arboretum1

C19: from Latin, from arbor tree

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Example Sentences

We had 350 extras, too, and shot that in the Planting Fields Arboretum in Upper Brookville, New York.

There have been two or three cases of the disease found in the Arnold Arboretum.

We made no use of this lovely day, except to walk to an Arboretum and Pinetum on the outskirts of the town.

A very handsome tree from Spain, and reported hardy at the Arnold Arboretum.

On his own magnificent estate, as well as at the Arboretum, this superb shrub or small tree riots in rosy beauty in early spring.

The arboretum in Monks Road is the principal pleasure-ground; and there is a race-course.

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