arboretums

variants or arboreta
plural of arboretum

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plantations
Noun
  • About 12 million Africans were forcefully taken by traders from European nations from the 16th to the 19th century and enslaved on plantations that built wealth at the price of misery.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Formerly privately owned and the site of two plantations, the land is now managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
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“Arboretums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arboretums. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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