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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Once confiscated, the plants spend the rest of their lives at the botanical garden, where their seeds can be banked for future conservation projects. John Leos, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025 The Victorian park was the first public botanical garden in the country and brims with plants, fountains, statues, and a scenic lagoon where swan boats float in the summer. Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025 Admire the dreamy, subtropical botanical garden on Isola Grande, the larger of the Brissago Islands. Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025 The complex’s two towers reinterpret Aman’s signature serenity in an urban setting, wrapped in warm timber and softened by 10 acres of botanical gardens and open space. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.

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