pinetum

[pahy-nee-tuh m]

noun, plural pi·ne·ta

[pahy-nee-tuh] /paɪˈni tə/.

an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.

Origin of pinetum

1835–45; < Latin pīnētum a pine wood, equivalent to pīn(us) pine¹ + -ētum suffix denoting a grove (of the plant specified)

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Examples from the Web for pinetum

Historical Examples of pinetum

With the Pinetum the name of Byron will be for ever associated.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series
John Addington Symonds
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 Brightwen
Woe 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. Sedding
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

British Dictionary definitions for pinetum

pinetum

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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