English Explanatory Dictionary

arboretum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɑː(ɹ)bəˈɹiːtəm/

Word forms

arboretum arboretums arboreta

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arborētum (“place with trees growing, plantation of trees”), from arbor (“tree”).

Related words

fruticetum
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