arboretum

[ ahr-buh-ree-tuhm ]

/ ˌɑr bəˈri təm /

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noun, plural ar·bo·re·tums, ar·bo·re·ta

[ahr-buh-ree-tuh]. /ˌɑr bəˈri tə/.

a plot of land on which many different trees or shrubs are grown for study or display.

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Origin of arboretum

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

Words nearby arboretum

Arbor Day, arboreal, arbored, arboreous, arborescent, arboretum, arboriculture, arborio, arborio rice, arborist, Arborite

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How to use arboretum in a sentence

As an accredited arboretum, Green-Wood boasts more than 7,000 trees, but the canopy is well short of the forest it would take to offset such pollution.
This historic Brooklyn cemetery shows us a future without lawns|Ryan Goldberg|November 17, 2021|Popular-Science
Another important stimulus was the Curtis Prairie at the university’s arboretum, where, in the 1930s, the environmentalist Aldo Leopold and others had reconstructed the complex plant community of the tallgrass prairie.
A native plant designer’s memoir reflects on a life in the field|Adrian Higgins|August 25, 2021|Washington Post
Native to Japan and cultivated in gardens and arboretums all across the US since the mid-1800s, katsura leaves release a special compound called maltol that gives the air a cotton candy-like aroma.
Why autumn air smells so delicious and sweet|Sara Kiley Watson|October 13, 2020|Popular-Science
We had 350 extras, too, and shot that in the Planting Fields Arboretum in Upper Brookville, New York.
‘Noah’ is a Global Warming Epic About the Battle Between Religion and Science, Says Cinematographer|Marlow Stern|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There have been two or three cases of the disease found in the Arnold Arboretum.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association
We made no use of this lovely day, except to walk to an Arboretum and Pinetum on the outskirts of the town.
Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 2|Nathaniel Hawthorne
A very handsome tree from Spain, and reported hardy at the Arnold Arboretum.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar
On his own magnificent estate, as well as at the Arboretum, this superb shrub or small tree riots in rosy beauty in early spring.
Getting Acquainted with the Trees|J. Horace McFarland
The arboretum in Monks Road is the principal pleasure-ground; and there is a race-course.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for arboretum

arboretum

/ (ˌɑːbəˈriːtəm) /

noun plural -ta (-tə) or -tums

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

Word Origin for arboretum

C19: from Latin, from arbor tree

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