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ar·bo·re·tum  (ärb-rtm)

n. pl. ar·bo·re·tums or ar·bo·re·ta (-t)

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

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[Latin arbortum, a place grown with trees, from arbor, tree.]

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arboretum [ahr-bore-ee-tum, -ta]

Noun

pl -ta a botanical garden where rare trees or shrubs are cultivated [Latin arbor tree]

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arboretum

a place where trees are grown for scientific observation, for pleasure, or both.

See also: Trees

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Noun

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arboretum - a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition botanical garden facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"