pinetum

[ pahy-nee-tuhm ]

noun

, plural pi·ne·ta [pahy-, nee, -t, uh].

1. an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.

pinetum

/ paɪˈniːtəm /

noun

1. an area of land where pine trees and other conifers are grown

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinetum¹

1835–45; < Latin pīnētum a pine wood, equivalent to pīn ( us ) pine ¹ + -ētum suffix denoting a grove (of the plant specified)

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinetum¹

C19: from Latin, from pīnus pine ¹

Example Sentences

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

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Woe to the red fox that litters in the pinetum, or to the birds that make nests in the shrubberies!

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At Dropmore, the gardener told us he had a cat that kept the Pinetum quite clear of squirrels.p.

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With the Pinetum the name of Byron will be for ever associated.

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