arboretum
A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and…A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.
» Tom and Mary walked through the arboretum.
Tom und Maria gingen im Baumgarten spazieren.
Meaning
1 sensesA place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.
Baumgarten, Arboretum
дендра́рийdɛndrárij, пито́мник, арборе́тумarborétum
дендропа́ркdendropárk, дендра́рійdendrárij, арборе́тумarborétum
- a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
Examples
4 sentencesTom and Mary walked through the arboretum.
deTom und Maria gingen im Baumgarten spazieren.
Tom and Mary went to the arboretum.
Tom walked through the arboretum.
deTom wandelte durch den Baumgarten.
Forests, gardens, peace and learning can all be found at the Arboretum.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin arborētum (“place with trees growing, plantation of trees”), from arboBorrowed from Latin arborētum (“place with trees growing, plantation of trees”), from arbor (“tree”).
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Forms
plural: arboretums / arboreta| Singular | arboretum |
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| Plural | arboretums / arboreta |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition:botanical garden
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular