arboretum
noun
ar·bo·re·tum
ˌär-bə-ˈrē-təm 
plural arboretums or arboreta
ˌär-bə-ˈrē-tə
: a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
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Flashback: Last November, Bexar County approved $7.3 million for the arboretum — $2 million for land purchase and $5.3 million for infrastructure.
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Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
To make a successful reopening a reality, arboretum officials are in talks with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
—Sarah Honosky, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
The Giraffe Path runs north from the upper edge of Central Park to the blooming hilltop gardens of Fort Tryon Park, through hidden arboretums, cliffside paths, and staircases in Harlem and The Heights.
—Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
Howick Hall, Northumberland Set in the grounds of Howick Hall is a 65-acre arboretum grown almost entirely from seeds collected in the wild from China, Japan and Vietnam, said Lucy McGuire in The Times.
—Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024
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Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
To make a successful reopening a reality, arboretum officials are in talks with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
—Sarah Honosky, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
The Giraffe Path runs north from the upper edge of Central Park to the blooming hilltop gardens of Fort Tryon Park, through hidden arboretums, cliffside paths, and staircases in Harlem and The Heights.
—Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
Howick Hall, Northumberland Set in the grounds of Howick Hall is a 65-acre arboretum grown almost entirely from seeds collected in the wild from China, Japan and Vietnam, said Lucy McGuire in The Times.
—Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Arboretum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arboretum. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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arboretum
noun
ar·bo·re·tum
ˌär-bə-ˈrēt-əm
plural arboretums or arboreta
-ˈrēt-ə
: a place where trees and plants are grown for scientific and educational purposes
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