arboretum
noun/ˌɑrbəˈriːtəm/
Frequency rank: #15,648 most common English word
Meaning
A botanical garden devoted to the study and display of trees and woody plants.
Example sentence
We spent the afternoon walking through the city's arboretum to admire the rare trees from around the world.
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