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arboretum

n. countable
C1 Advanced US //ˌɑɹbɝˈitəm// UK //ˈɑːbɔːɹˌɛtəm// ar·bore·tum

n. a garden or park where many different types of trees and plants are grown for study or beauty. It is like a living library of trees.

n. a collection of trees and shrubs grown for scientific, educational, or aesthetic purposes. Often used to describe a large-scale botanical garden dedicated to woody plants.


SIMPLE

The local arboretum has over five hundred different types of trees.

CONTEXTUAL

Students from the biology department spend their afternoons at the university arboretum to study local tree species.

COMPLEX

Established in the nineteenth century, the national arboretum serves as both a sanctuary for rare conifers and a vital research site for climate resilience studies.

Origin

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

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