botanical garden

noun

variants also botanic garden
Definition of botanical gardennext
as in greenhouse

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Recent Examples of botanical garden And no matter the time of day or the season, make sure to sidle up to the lobby bar and sample cocktails that are inspired by the hotel’s botanical garden—made better with the trays of complimentary nibbles that get refilled any number of times. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Visit a botanical garden, shop for sales at the garden center, and enjoy watching the garden grow. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026 The tree, which graces a botanical garden, bears patient witness to all manner of human clumsiness. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 May 2026 Some of these houses also put you just a few minutes away from a botanical garden with a section filled with vibrant flowers or at another outdoor art fair in Johnson County. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for botanical garden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for botanical garden
  1. greenhouse
  2. conservatory
Noun
  • The grounds incorporate formal gardens, a greenhouse, a swimming pool and cabana, a tennis court, and a croquet lawn.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
  • Farmworker fell from greenhouse roof during ICE raid Authorities were arresting dozens of farmworkers July 10 at Glass House Farms in Camarillo when Jaime Alanis fell from the roof of a greenhouse and broke his neck.
    — Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of greenhouse
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  • Rogen’s character Joe is a bitter former musician who teaches at a middling conservatory.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 June 2026
  • Lovingly dubbed Scarlet, the conservatory's specimen only blooms once every three to five years, and for just two days.
    — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of conservatory

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