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arboretum

noun

NAmE//ˌɑrbəˈrit̮əm//

(pl. arboretums, (or )arboreta

NAmE//ˌɑrbəˈrit̮ə//

)

a garden where many different types of trees are grown, for people to look at or for scientific study

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