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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pinetum1

C19: from Latin, from pīnus pine 1
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Example Sentences

The pinetum has a collection of cone-bearing trees, including a weeping white pine that looks like a friendly Muppet monster.

On April 16, 1948, it was planted atop the knoll in the prime spot in the pinetum.

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

At the same time, where sufficient space is not available for the formation of a pinetum they may be used in their proper proportion with other evergreens in various parts of the garden.

A beautiful object is this tree—perhaps the most beautiful of all the conifers in my friend's great "pinetum," with its scores of rare species.

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