arboretum

[ ahr-buh-ree-tuhm ]

noun

, plural ar·bo·re·tums, ar·bo·re·ta [ahr-b, uh, -, ree, -t, uh].

1. a plot of land on which many different trees or shrubs are grown for study or display.

arboretum

/ ˌɑːbəˈriːtəm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of arboretum¹

1830–40; < Latin arborētum a plantation of trees, equivalent to arbor tree + -ētum suffix denoting place where a given plant grows ( alameda )

Word History and Origins

Origin of arboretum¹

C19: from Latin, from arbor tree

Example Sentences

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer joined an event in Paris, while Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh led the ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

From BBC

This is what I learned when I tried to find Private Walker: There’s no tree cover in Burr Oak, unlike in Rosehill Cemetery and Graceland Cemetery in Chicago’s North Side, the latter of which doubles as an arboretum.

From Slate

When speaking with the University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, Maples detailed how her career has focused on food systems since graduating.

From Salon

In a statement to The Associated Press, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston revealed that the time-honored singer passed away at home in New Jersey, not far from Fairview Cemetery & Arboretum in Westfield, where her famous daughter is buried.

From Salon

He started by attending a demonstration on lasagna mulching led by artist-in-residence and horticulturist Leigh Adams at the Los Angeles County Arboretum’s Crescent Farm.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• acreage
• estate
• field
• garden
• grassland
• homestead
• lawn
• meadow
• nursery
• orchard
• pasture
• plantation
• ranch