pinetum

American  

[pahy-nee-tuhm] / paɪˈni təm /

noun

plural

pineta

1. an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.

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pinetum British  

/ paɪˈniːtəm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of pinetum

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

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2020

It wasn’t long before arborist Clif Edwards, making his usual rounds, noticed something amiss in the pinetum, the collection of pines at the arboretum.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2017

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

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2017

Some grounds will have more flower-beds than others, some more park or wilderness; some will have terraces, some not; some a pinetum, or an American garden.

From Garden-Craft Old and New by Sedding, John D.

Judge Field, of Princeton, New Jersey, has a pinetum of much value; some of his specimens are of rare excellence.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 by Various