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arboretum

ar·bo·re·tum

UK/ɑː(ɹ)bəˈɹiːtəm/ US/ˌɑrbɜrˈitʌm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition

Origin

Borrowed from Latin arborētum (“place with trees growing, plantation of trees”), from arbor (“tree”).

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