Arboretum
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noun.
A place where an extensive variety of woody plants are cultivated for scientific, educational, and ornamental purposes.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A place in which trees and shrubs, especially rare ones, are cultivated for scientific or other purposes; a botanical tree-garden.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is cultivated for scientific or educational purposes.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A place where many
varieties
of trees are grown for
research
,
educational
, and
ornamental
purposes.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
Word Usage
"So having ramps connecting from SR 520 in/out of the arboretum is "paving it"?"
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
facility
installation
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
amoroso
bakehouse
dreamland
hippodrome
lyceum
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Japanese garden
afforestation
alpine garden
bed
bog garden
variant
arboreta