arboretum
pronunciation
How to pronounce arboretum in British English:
UK [ˌɑ:bəˈri:təm]
How to pronounce arboretum in American English:
US [ˌɑrbəˈritəm]
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- Noun:
- a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
Word Origin
- arboretum (n.)
- "tree-garden," 1838, from Latin arboretum, literally "a place grown with trees," from arbor "tree," which is of unknown origin, + -etum, suffix used to form the names of gardens and woods.
Example
- 1. In fact , some people were assigned to walk in the arboretum during a michigan winter .