arboretums

variants or arboreta
Definition of arboretumsnext
plural of arboretum

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arboretums
plantations
Noun
  • The property was then known as Holly Grove, presumably because its original owner, Spencer Mackay, owned multiple sugar plantations in the Caribbean, including one called Cane Grove.
    Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
  • After consulting police databases, investigators verified that the three men had been linked to recent thefts of opium poppy from legal plantations intended for pharmaceutical use and located in the province of Albacete.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Arboretums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arboretums. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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