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ARBORETUM (arboreta)
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Irregular inflected form: arboreta
Dictionary entry overview: What does arboretum mean?
• ARBORETUM (noun)
The noun ARBORETUM has 1 sense:
1. a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
Familiarity information: ARBORETUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
arboretum; botanical garden
Hypernyms ("arboretum" is a kind of...):
facility; installation (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry)
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