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 city also has an aquarium, botanical garden, and nature conservatory plus plenty of dining and shopping. Sari Hitchins, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024 The most popular events were living collections (zoos, aquariums, and botanical gardens) followed by museums and concerts. Timothy J. McClimon, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 Following a period of research, which included visits to Rome’s museums, botanical gardens and Fendi’s headquarters at Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, as well as the Fendi Factory in the Tuscan countryside, Kemmenoe created his Aenigma collection. Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024 Stop by: 1000 Riverwalk Parkway Stroll around Glencairn Garden: This 11-acre botanical garden is open to the public and makes for a scenic picnic spot, too. Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 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 27 Dec. 2024.

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