arboretum

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Recent Examples of arboretum The gardens combine to play host to more than 130 species of trees and shrubs as a certified arboretum. Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Sep. 2025 Brian Heinz, director of horticulture for Spring Grove, says the arboretum currently lists a September Elm as an Ohio and National Champion. Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025 The longer hike is a six-mile loop around campus that takes him past Beaver Stadium and the arboretum and along College Avenue, the epicenter of student life at Penn State. Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025 The 250-acre site has a beautiful conservatory and children’s adventure garden and arboretum collections. Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for arboretum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arboretum
Noun
  • Within months, the brothers open a general store, buy land and begin building a plantation.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Across TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, African Americans used the Annabelle doll to voice their disgruntlement with the southern plantation tourist industry in jest.
    Essence, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Habitat loss has been insidious — croplands have been stripped of their bordering hedgerows and old fields and woodlots have been converted to housing developments.
    Bruce Beehler, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The next morning Brooks and a buddy glassed the woodlot before moving closer.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Arboretum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arboretum. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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