arboreta

Variant of arboretum

arboretum definition

ar·bo·retum (-rēt′əm)

noun pl. arboretums -·re′tums or arboreta -·re′ta (-rēt′ə)

a place where many kinds of trees and shrubs are grown for exhibition or study

Etymology: L < arbor, tree

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.