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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Art museums, aquariums, and botanical gardens are favorite features here, as is the town's lively dining and social scene. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025 Fruit & Spice Park A botanical garden that grows more than 500 varieties of fruits and vegetables. Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025 This could be a place of worship, a local botanical garden, a quiet hiking trail—or even a cozy spot at home with candles and comfortable seating. Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Warsaw, Poland Warsaw is on this list partly because of its 80 parks and botanical gardens. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for botanical garden 

Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

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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 18 Jan. 2025.

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