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arboretum
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arboretum: see botanical garden botanical garden, public place in which plants are grown both for display and for scientific study. An arboretum is a botanical garden devoted chiefly to the growing of woody plants.
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arboretum

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.


arboretum
a place where trees or shrubs are cultivated for their scientific or educational interest

arboretum [‚är·bə′rēd·əm]
(botany)
An area where trees and shrubs are cultivated for educational and scientific purposes.


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