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pinetum

pinetum noun: an arboretum, or part of an arboretum or garden, devoted to growing conifers.

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.

Forms of pinetum

pluralpineta
pluralpinetums

Origin of pinetum

From Latin pīnētum (“pine grove”).

Questions about pinetum

What does pinetum mean?
Pinetum means an arboretum, or part of an arboretum or garden, devoted to growing conifers.
What part of speech is pinetum?
Pinetum is a noun.
What is the plural of pinetum?
The plural of pinetum is pineta.

Words near pinetum in the dictionary

  1. pinest
  2. pineta
  3. pineth
  4. Pinette
  5. Pinettes
  6. pinetum
  7. pinetums
  8. Pineville
  9. pineweed
  10. pinewilt
  11. pinewood

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