botanical garden

noun

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

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Yards from San Diego to Arizona and even the famed Huntington botanical gardens in San Marino have all been victimized. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026 Take a stroll around botanical gardens and wildlife preserves. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 The council also approved for the developer to build 400 homes near the 125-acre site at the northern end of the Great Park where the city plans a botanical garden and central library. Victoria Le, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025 Inhotim Inhotim is a world-class open-air contemporary art museum in the state of Minas Gerais within 140 acres of landscaped botanical gardens. Paul Irvine, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for botanical garden

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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 12 Jan. 2026.

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