botanical garden

noun

variants or less commonly botanic garden
: a garden often with greenhouses for the culture, study, and exhibition of special plants

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Just outside town, the Nogueras Hacienda botanical gardens and La Maria Lagoon offer peaceful escapes into nature. Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025 The agency provides financial support to a wide array of cultural and educational institutions, including art, science and history museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens and historic sites. Devon Akmon, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025 Low season is from the beginning of November to mid-March, and during this time, many lakefront restaurants, bars, and hotels close for the season, as do some attractions, such as cable cars and botanical gardens. Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025 In addition, the cafe is capable of attracting a separate clientele that might not know about the botanical garden or simply want to enjoy lunch while taking in the natural beauty of the landscape. Ed Semmler, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for botanical garden

Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of botanical garden was in 1673

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“Botanical garden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botanical%20garden. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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