arboretums

variants or arboreta
plural of arboretum

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plantations
Noun
  • Europe wanted slaves for American plantations.
    Clifton Crais, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The Spanish subjugated and enslaved the indigenous population of the Canaries—the Guanches—exporting some of them to Madeira or Europe, while others were forced to labor on Canarian sugar plantations.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Arboretums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arboretums. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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