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pineta

pineta is the plural of pinetum.

Meaning of pinetum

Noun

pinetum (plural pineta or pinetums)

  1. An arboretum, or part of an arboretum or garden, devoted to growing conifers.
    • In the arrangement, of course, I should expect to see every hardy tree which could be collected in any part of the globe; and I even anticipate revelling in quercetums, fraxinetums, salicetums, pinetums, aceretums, &c.1838 February, “On the Formation of a Public Botanic Garden”, in The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement
  2. (archaic) A book that scientifically describes conifers.

Questions about pineta

What is pineta the plural of?
Pineta is the plural of pinetum.

Words near pineta in the dictionary

  1. pines
  2. pines away
  3. pinesap
  4. pinesaps
  5. pinest
  6. pineta
  7. pineth
  8. Pinette
  9. Pinettes
  10. pinetum
  11. pinetums

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