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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The entertaining and gardening expert celebrated her 101st book, Martha Stewart’s Gardening Handbook, with a visit to a botanical garden in The Bronx. Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 29 May 2025 Here's a closer look into the social media metrics of America's top 15 botanical gardens. Maxwell Millington, Axios, 20 Apr. 2025 Visitors to the botanical garden might like a bite to eat or a drink after enjoying the gardens or taking in one of its special programs. Ed Semmler, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025 The new clubhouse is planned, modeled after the Rawlings Conservatory botanical garden in Druid Hill and the original Pimlico clubhouse that burned down decades ago. Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 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 11 Jun. 2025.

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