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arboretum - Dictionary definition and meaning for arboretum

ARBORETUM

(noun) a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
synonyms : botanical garden
The arboretum contained more than 300 species of trees and shrubs. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for arboretum

(Tag: ) AR=agricultural + BORETUM = boredum...so imagine how u get BORED in STUDIES.hence ARBORETUM is agricultural boredum.
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(Tag: ) just remember ARBOREAL : which means living in trees. so arboretum means something pertaining to trees
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(Tag: ) ARBORE(t)um arboreum.sounds like herbarium.and it is a collection of plants & .all botany students need to prepare herbarium.....the word herb is related with small trees in herbarium you exhibit...all kind of trees and plants.......as a sample.....
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(Tag: ) Arboretum: reverse ret to tre and try to realize it as follows: Arbo+tre(e)+um Arbo = Zillion in Hindi ; therefore Arbotreeum means place where are a zillion (arbo) trees .. of different variety.
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(Tag: root) arbor,arboreal,arborize all are related to trees
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Origin

Mid-19th century. < Latin, "place grown with trees, plantation of trees" < arbor "tree added by bimal03

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