arboretum

arboretum
/ahr'beuh ree"teuhm/, n., pl. arboretums, arboreta /-teuh/.
a plot of land on which many different trees or shrubs are grown for study or display.
[1830-40; < L arboretum a plantation of trees, equiv. to arbor tree + -etum suffix denoting place where a given plant grows (cf. ALAMEDA)]

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Place where trees, shrubs, and sometimes herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes.

An arboretum may be a collection in its own right or a part of a botanical garden. Important U.S. arboretums include the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University (Jamaica Plain, Mass.) and the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.

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