arboretum
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Bombaa also complains about how ordinary Nairobians, often scrabbling to make a living, have to pay to enter some of their city’s most beautiful locations such as the arboretum or Karura forest.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
Peterson tasted his first pawpaw, from a wild growing tree, in his university's arboretum as a graduate student studying plant genetics.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024
He lives there in a stone-walled house he calls Stargate Manor, a temple of expensive kitsch with its own arboretum, chapel — where George prays to Jesus, Buddha and Mother Nature — and waiting sarcophagus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
“These are Japanese trees that are growing here, in the land of our ancestors,” said Mr. Shin, 67, a former director of South Korea’s national arboretum.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Life Is Life meets on the grounds of the arboretum in a nearby Ohio town, which shall remain nameless.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
They continue to flourish, as do specimens planted in the various arboreta of Kew’s Scottish equivalent, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2020
In August, the Newport Tree Society does a tour, and the arboreta are open to the public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2018
The tree now grows in arboreta in Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, and D.C., increasing its chances of survival.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 30, 2018
Loudon, in his book upon arboreta and fruit trees.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
Other arboreta are that of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, and the Arnold Arboretum, at Jamaica Plain, Boston.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
He found that plants at arboretums and public gardens inadvertently can seed wild areas with nonnative plants.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2023
Even during the grayest of winter months, there is plenty of green, and pops of color and beauty around the region in arboretums and botanical gardens.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2022
Considered “extinct in the wild,” the Franklinia tree — along with six other plants listed in the recent study — now exists only in cultivated spaces such as arboretums or botanical gardens.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2020
Aviaries and arboretums hold a collection of exotic birds and monkeys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
One striking exhibition of pure taste among us is the formation of picturesque arboretums, especially of terebinthinate trees, and others allied to the Coniferae.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 by Various
Vocabulary lists containing arboretum
"Allied with Green," Vocabulary from the short story
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 1
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Lesson 4
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
