First Known Use: 1796
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arboretum
noun ar·bo·re·tum \ˌär-bə-ˈrē-təm\
: a place where trees and plants are grown in order to be studied or seen by the public
plural ar·bo·retums or ar·bo·re·ta\-ˈrē-tə\
Full Definition of ARBORETUM
: a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
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Origin of ARBORETUM
New Latin, from Latin, plantation of trees, from arbor
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arboretum
noun ar·bo·re·tum \ˌär-bə-ˈrē-təm\
plural ar·bo·re·tums or ar·bo·re·ta \-ˈrē-tə\
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: a place where trees and plants are grown to be studied
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