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pinetum

[ pahy-nee-tuhm ]

noun

, plural pi·ne·ta [pahy-, nee, -t, uh].
  1. an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.


pinetum

/ paɪˈniːtəm /

noun

  1. an area of land where pine trees and other conifers are grown
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pinetum1

1835–45; < Latin pīnētum a pine wood, equivalent to pīn ( us ) pine 1 + -ētum suffix denoting a grove (of the plant specified)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pinetum1

C19: from Latin, from pīnus pine 1
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Example Sentences

We made no use of this lovely day, except to walk to an Arboretum and Pinetum on the outskirts of the town.

Woe to the red fox that litters in the pinetum, or to the birds that make nests in the shrubberies!

At Dropmore, the gardener told us he had a cat that kept the Pinetum quite clear of squirrels.p.

With the Pinetum the name of Byron will be for ever associated.

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