botanical garden
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- noun
- /bəˈtænɪkəl ˈɡɑrdən/
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jardín botánico
- The botanical garden features a diverse collection of plants from around the world.
- botanical garden and zoo
- botanical garden and museum
And one day we were walking in, we were in the botanical gardens in, in Colorado with my now fiance.
- And one day we were walking in, we were in the botanical gardens in, in Colorado with my now fiance.
Examples
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He long led the renowned Missouri Botanical Garden while serving as Engelman Professor of Biology at Washington University in Saint Louis.
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They're replacing the small greenhouses at the botanical gardens.
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Find the local Botanical Garden and go to it.
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We're coming here to the Botanical Garden as well as checking out this free pool.
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And then we're off to the botanical gardens.
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I went to some botanical gardens.
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There are few nations in the world without botanical gardens.
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Traditionally, rich people gave money to botanical gardens, a practice that garden administrators hope will continue.
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During her eight years of involvement with the botanical garden, she has impressed us all with her generosity and enthusiasm.
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Later, as the age of discovery brought seeds and fruits from distant lands, botanical gardens became vital components of trade.
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Synonyms
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A place where many kinds of trees and bushes are grown for study, display, and protection
How Scientific
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a garden for plants/scientific study' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'botanical' (pertaining to plants) with 'garden' (a place for cultivating plants). This adjective + noun composition is a regular, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Botanical garden comes from the words botanical (about the 'study' of plants) and garden (a place where plants are grown). So, a botanical garden is a garden created to grow, show, and study many kinds of plants for science, learning, or enjoyment.