Arboretum Definition

ärbə-rētəm

arboreta, arboretums

noun

arboreta, arboretums

A place where an extensive variety of woody plants are cultivated for scientific, educational, and ornamental purposes.

American Heritage

A place where many kinds of trees and shrubs are grown for exhibition or study.

Webster's New World

A place where many varieties of trees are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

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Other Word Forms of Arboretum

Singular:

arboretum

Plural:

arboreta, arboretums

Latin arborētum a place grown with trees from arbor tree

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin arborētum (“place grown with trees”), from arbor (“tree”).

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