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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary went to the arboretum.
Tom walked through the arboretum.
deTom wandelte durch den Baumgarten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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