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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Photos from the botanical garden show the dog snugly wrapped in a towel in the arms of a smiling firefighter after the rescue. Raven Brunner, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 Dragonfly students join the frontlines of community innovation, working across an extraordinary network of leading U.S. zoos, botanical gardens and community organizations around the world. April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Zoom out: Cheekwood argued that the volunteer organizers had not managed funds properly while the volunteers said the botanical garden was overreaching into the planning and finances of their event. Adam Tamburin, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024 The publication also recognized the award-winning botanical gardens with which the zoo earned the highest level of accreditation for development and conservation last summer. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2024 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 7 Dec. 2024.

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