arboretum

noun

Definition of arboretumnext
as in plantation

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Recent Examples of arboretum In August 2024, the university unveiled a memorial garden dedicated to the four victims at the edge of campus near the arboretum. — Kevin Fixler june 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2026 The facility also includes a 15-foot bronze alligator statue, dog park, walking trails, playground, arboretum and plant exhibit, among rest area amenities. — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2026 Outside of Seattle, in Tacoma, residents and visitors can see cherry blossoms and tulips bloom in Point Defiance Park, a 760-acre garden with a Japanese Garden and at Wright Park, a 27-acre arboretum. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Founded in 1872 as the first public arboretum in North America, Boston’s tree museum will host tours, kid’s activities, chalk artists, and (this day only) picnicking. — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arboretum
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  1. plantation
  2. woodlot
Noun
  • By the mid-nineteenth century the Hawaiian throne, and the British, were both losing power as the growing cartel of US plantation bosses aggressively sought sway.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
  • The resort, on the site of a onetime sugar plantation, offers old-school Caribbean luxury.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Definition of plantation
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  • 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
Definition of woodlot

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“Arboretum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arboretum. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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