arboretum (redirected from arboretums)

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 [ˌɑːbəˈriːtəm]

n pl -ta [-tə], -tums

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a place where trees or shrubs are cultivated for their scientific or educational interest

[from Latin, from arbor tree]

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arboretum

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

See also: Trees

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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"

Translations

arboretum [ˌɑːbəˈriːtəm] N (arboretums, arboreta (pl)) [ˌɑːbəˈriːtə] → arboreto m, jardín m botánico arbóreo

arboretum [ˌɑː^rbəˈriːtəm] n → arboretum m

arboretum

n → Arboretum nt (spec), → Baumschule f