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terrarium

ter·ra·rium

UK/təˈɹɛəɹ.ɪ.əm/ US/təˈɹɑɹ.i.əm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a vivarium in which selected living plants are kept and observed

Origin

From Latin terra (“earth”) + -arium, by analogy with aquarium.

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