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arboretum

/ˌɑːrbəˈriːtəm/
ar · bo · re · tum
Plural:arboretums
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Adjective:arboretum-like
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arboretum Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A botanical garden or park devoted primarily to the cultivation, exhibition, and scientific study of trees and shrubs.

Example

"The university's historic arboretum features over five hundred species of native and exotic oak trees."

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• Rhymes for arboretum

• Nearby Words

arbitratrix
arbor
arbored
arboretum
arborio
arborist
arc

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the early 19th century directly from Latin arboretum ('a place grown with trees'), derived from arbor ('tree') and the suffix -etum, denoting a place dominated by a particular plant.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Arboretum. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/arboretum
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