arboretum
arboretum
Definition
ar·bo·retum (-rēt′əm)
noun pl. -·re′tums or -·re′ta-rēt′ə
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
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