botanical garden

noun

1. a garden for the exhibition and scientific study of collected, growing plants, usually in association with greenhouses, herbariums, laboratories, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of botanical garden¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

A team of officials with San Bernardino County decided to employ a contingency plan under which many of the animals would be evacuated to the Living Desert, a nonprofit zoo and botanical garden in the Coachella Valley.

From Los Angeles Times

In collaboration with his co-authors from the Natural History Museum in London, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Dr Moonlight will be leading a symposium at the International Botanical Congress in Madrid this summer.

From Science Daily

“Madagascar is this wonderful natural laboratory,” said Tao Wan, a botanist at the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an author of the new study.

From New York Times

“They’re both arthropods,” said Tad Yankoski, an entomologist at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

From Seattle Times

“On any given night in July and August, you can stumble into this gorgeous park which is essentially like an iconic architectural swimming island with the botanical garden on it, with sublime sunsets where you can have a beer and some food and get a free show in The Glade,” Winokur said.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• arboretum