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

To her, these are kids who wouldn’t be able to go to the museum or arboretum otherwise.
Why Some Doctors Are Prescribing Ballroom Dance or a Day at the Museum|Rachel Chen|June 15, 2022|Time
The property features an underground ice rink, two helipads, an arboretum, an amphitheater and a casino, though Putin denies being the owner.
U.S. and E.U. Are Going After Putin's Wealth. First They Need To Find It|Nik Popli|February 26, 2022|Time
Navalny’s team had used a drone to film the property, which features an underground ice rink, two helipads, an arboretum, an amphitheater and a casino.
The Man Putin Fears|Simon Shuster|January 19, 2022|Time
The next afternoon, he invited me to go birding in the arboretum near my apartment in the midwestern college town where we both lived.
The Man I Loved, the Birds He Watched|jversteegh|January 13, 2022|Outside Online

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
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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