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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A place where plants are cultivated for scientific, educational, and ornamental purposes, often including a library, a herbarium, and greenhouses; an arboretum.
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- noun A place where a variety of
plants are grown, primarily forscientific oreducational reasons, but are normally open to the public, and includeornamental plants from around the world.
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- noun a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
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