pinetum
[ pahy-nee-tuhm ]
/ paɪˈni təm /
noun, plural pi·ne·ta [pahy-nee-tuh]. /paɪˈni tə/.
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
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Origin of pinetum
1835–45; <Latin pīnētum a pine wood, equivalent to pīn(us) pine1 + -ētum suffix denoting a grove (of the plant specified)
Words nearby pinetum
pine snake, pine straw, pine tar, pine tree shilling, Pine Tree State, pinetum, Pineville, pine warbler, pinewood, piney, pin-eyed
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Example sentences from the Web for pinetum
At Dropmore, the gardener told us he had a cat that kept the Pinetum quite clear of squirrels.p.
Wild Nature Won By Kindness|Elizabeth BrightwenWoe to the red fox that litters in the pinetum, or to the birds that make nests in the shrubberies!
Garden-Craft Old and New|John D. SeddingWith the Pinetum the name of Byron will be for ever associated.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series|John Addington SymondsWe 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
British Dictionary definitions for pinetum
pinetum
/ (paɪˈniːtəm) /
noun plural -ta (-tə)
an area of land where pine trees and other conifers are grown
Word Origin for pinetum
C19: from Latin, from pīnus pine 1
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