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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

botanischer Garten

Pronunciation / Transliteration: boˈtaːnɪʃɐ ˈɡaʁtn̩

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Botanical garden/bəˈtæn.ɪ.kəl ˈɡɑːr.dən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Im botanischen Garten gibt es ein großes Tropenhaus."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    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. 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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