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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBotanical garden
/bəˈtæn.ɪ.kəl ˈɡɑːr.dən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A dedicated public or private garden where plants are cultivated for scientific study, conservation, and educational display.
"Researchers at the botanical garden successfully germinated a rare endangered orchid species." - 2
An extensive landscaped park showcasing diverse collections of labeled flora from around the world for public recreation.
"We spent a relaxing afternoon walking through the rose pavilion at the city botanical garden."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term botanical derives from the Greek botanikos (pertaining to herbs), stemming from botane (grass, pasture), via Late Latin botanicus. Garden comes from the Germanic root *gardo (enclosure, yard), related to Old English geard. Combined in the late 17th century, the phrase describes a specialized enclosure dedicated to the scientific cultivation, study, and public display of plant collections.
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jardin botanique
Transliteration: ʒaʁ.dɛ̃ bɔ.ta.nik
"Le jardin botanique abrite des milliers d'espèces de plantes rares."
botanischer Garten
Transliteration: boˈtaːnɪʃɐ ˈɡaʁtn̩
"Im botanischen Garten gibt es ein großes Tropenhaus."
orto botanico
Transliteration: ˈɔr.to boˈta.ni.ko
"L'orto botanico universitario è famoso per la sua collezione di piante medicinali."
jardín botánico
Transliteration: xaɾˈðin boˈta.ni.ko
"Visitamos el jardín botánico para ver la floración de los cactus."
jardim botânico
Transliteration: ʒaɾˈdĩ buˈtɐ.ni.ku
"O jardim botânico é um refúgio verde no meio da cidade grande."
वनस्पति उद्यान
Transliteration: vanaspati udyan
"वनस्पति उद्यान में कई दुर्लभ प्रकार के पेड़-पौधे हैं।"
植物园
Transliteration: zhí wù yuán
"这座植物园拥有世界上最大的热带植物藏品之一。"
식물원
Transliteration: sik-mul-won
"우리는 주말에 가족과 함께 식물원에 갔다."
植物園
Transliteration: shokubutsuen
"その植物園には四季折々の美しい花が咲いています。"
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