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arboretum

noun

Definition of arboretumnext
as in plantation

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Recent Examples of arboretum There are two massive concrete planters, a domed arboretum, and a ground installation that includes boulders and river rocks. — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 1 Aug. 2026 The Jackson sculpture is a short stroll, about 10 minutes, from the arboretum’s Environmental Education Visitor Center. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026 The Tree Walk will bring you through over 150 varieties of trees, displaying the park’s arboretum of rare and native trees. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026 About $38,000 when including the floral domed arboretum, nearby planters, and the arrangements decorating the ground and path leading up to the structure, Greer explained. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for arboretum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arboretum
  1. plantation
  2. woodlot
Noun
  • There are plenty of plantation tours around the still-active Poás and Irazú volcanoes, just a short daytrip away.
    — Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But then Karen turned up something that stunned her, in the 1800s, Sharswood had been the seat of a major, 1,300 acre plantation.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of plantation
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  • Instead of hunting the treeline, though, Van Lith took a stand in the woodlot.
    — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Human activity has shaped the animals’ natural habitat, which covers a wide geographic range and many ecosystems, from low elevation forests to small woodlots, fields and pastures.
    — Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Definition of woodlot

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