ARBORETUM

arboretum, botanical garden

(noun) a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

arboretum (plural arboretums or arboreta)

A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

Source: Wiktionary


Ar`bo*re"tum, n.; pl. Arboreta. Etym: [L., a place grown with trees.]

Definition: A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is cultivated for scientific or educational purposes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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