arboretum
noun/ˌɑːbəˈriːtəm/
/ˌɑːrbəˈriːtəm/
(plural arboretums, arboreta
/ˌɑːbəˈriːtə/
/ˌɑːrbəˈriːtə/
)- a garden where many different types of tree are grown, for people to look at or for scientific studyWord Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin, ‘a place with trees’, from arbor ‘tree’.
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