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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Multimillionaire Brazilian art collector Bernardo Paz, the founder of museum and sculpture garden Instituto Inhotim, is developing a new museum and accompanying botanical garden that will sit directly next to Inhotim, according to reports. News Desk, Artforum, 4 Aug. 2026 The South’s own Sarasota, Florida This Gulf Coast city, which is about an hour south of Tampa, has gorgeous beaches, unique botanical gardens, great food, deep cultural roots, and an intriguing history that has a lot to offer visitors. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 According to photos obtained by the Daily Mail, Styles and Kravitz enjoyed a picnic date on Saturday at a local botanical garden. Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 The whole campus reflects its design as a botanical garden, with 18 gardens including a butterfly garden and lily garden. Samantha Lande, Midwest Living, 30 July 2026 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 10 Aug. 2026.

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