botanical garden

noun

variants or less commonly botanic garden
: a garden often with greenhouses for the culture, study, and exhibition of special plants

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What is there to see at the 60-acre nonprofit botanical garden and wildlife sanctuary? Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025 El Charco del Ingenio: Botanical Escape Just outside the city center lies El Charco del Ingenio, a sprawling botanical garden and nature preserve set around a canyon. Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025 Bungalows Key Largo As Florida’s only all-inclusive, adults-only resort, Bungalows Key Largo is exclusive and luxurious, tucked within a botanical garden and bordered by 1,000 feet of shoreline. Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025 The 16-bedroom facility is spread across two hectares of lush botanical gardens and offers a resort-style feel that’s designed with comfort and tranquility in mind. Kara Markley Sterling, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for botanical garden

Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of botanical garden was in 1673

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“Botanical garden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botanical%20garden. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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