arboretum

noun

ar·bo·re·tum ˌär-bə-ˈrē-təm

plural arboretums or arboreta ˌär-bə-ˈrē-tə

Synonyms of arboretum next

: a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes

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Earth simply isn’t going to cough up another half a continent to serve as a global arboretum. —

Mark Gongloff, Boston Herald, 28 Dec. 2024 The bulbs come from Holland, though the arboretum had a hard time getting them this year because of shortages caused by extreme weather. —

Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024 Longwood’s modern history begins a half-century later, when the industrialist Pierre S. du Pont purchased the arboretum to save it from the logger’s ax. —

airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024 Arboretum San Antonio Planning for the second-largest arboretum in Texas began in earnest this year. —

Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for arboretum