arboretums

variants or arboreta
plural of arboretum

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plantations
Noun
  • The beginnings of modern Miami Early American settlers attempted to establish plantations along the Miami River, though many failed to prosper.
    Hank Tester, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Starting in the seventeenth century, Spanish colonists enslaved Africans and brought them to the coffee and cocoa plantations that were concentrated in the area.
    Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
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“Arboretums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arboretums. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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