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arboretum Definition

ar·bo·retum (-rētəm)

noun pl. -·retums or -·reta-rētə

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

Etymology: L < arbor, tree

arboretum Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • tree: There are extensive gardens and an arboretum of North American trees and shrubs.

Converse of object

  • visit: If you are visiting the Arboretum perhaps you could take a few things with you and do a spot of maintenance?
  • create: Harold had an amazing enthusiasm for plants and soon embarked upon the ambitious task of creating an arboretum.
  • include: Includes an arboretum, fishing lake and children's playground.
  • explore: Back on earth, explore the 35 acre Arboretum with over 2000 species of trees and shrubs.
  • establish: Set in 30 acres of parkland and boasts an established arboretum with over 300 trees, including some of the rarest in Britain.
  • plant: The garden has a good number of mature trees, as well as a newly planted arboretum that provide good autumn color.

Adjective modifier

  • small: A small Arboretum leads into the woodland area with a non-alkaline soil.
  • new: The trees which survived the experiment will be soon be replanted to a new arboretum within the Expo area.
  • national: Their public commemoration in the new memorial in the national memorial arboretum is very fitting.
  • Victorian: One by one the massive trees of the Victorian arboretum perish: everywhere, bracken & brambles scramble over tumbled monsters.
  • local: Not only that, the local Arboretum where I like to play is closed every evening at 5 instead of staying open till dusk.
  • impressive: It is home to an impressive arboretum and ornate glasshouses, not to mention some of the rarest plants in the world.

Modifies a noun

  • area: Entering the park, I wandered off to the left from the entrance into the arboretum area.

Noun used with modifier

  • acre: Back on earth, explore the 35 acre Arboretum with over 2000 species of trees and shrubs.
  • memorial: Their public commemoration in the new memorial in the national memorial arboretum is very fitting.
  • city: City arboretum at pointe at pleasant to a crop.

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