pinetum
[ pahy-nee-tuhm ]
/ paɪˈni təm /
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noun, plural pi·ne·ta [pahy-nee-tuh]. /paɪˈni tə/.
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
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First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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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
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 HawthorneWoe 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. SeddingAt Dropmore, the gardener told us he had a cat that kept the Pinetum quite clear of squirrels.p.
Wild Nature Won By Kindness|Elizabeth BrightwenWith the Pinetum the name of Byron will be for ever associated.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series|John Addington Symonds
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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