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ARBORETUM (arboreta)

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Irregular inflected form: arboreta  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does arboretum mean? 

ARBORETUM (noun)
  The noun ARBORETUM has 1 sense:

1. a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibitionplay

  Familiarity information: ARBORETUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARBORETUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

arboretum; botanical garden

Hypernyms ("arboretum" is a kind of...):

facility; installation (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry)


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