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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There's also the city’s botanical gardens, the ecological preserve at Parque Arví, the Natural Park Cerro El Volador—the largest in the Medellín metropolitan area, the Sculpture Park, and a host of other options. Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2025 Pinecrest took over operations of the 14-acre grounds the birds left behind and runs Pinecrest Gardens as a botanical garden, a park and a cultural attraction hosting jazz concerts, art exhibitions, a petting zoo. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025 Similarly, don’t take plant pieces from public parks, botanical gardens, private parks, or other landscaped places without explicit permission. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025 Local cultural centers and botanical gardens may be hosting Lei Day activities for all ages. Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 May 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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