pinetum
[ pahy-nee-tuh m ]
/ paɪˈni təm /
noun, plural pi·ne·ta [pahy-nee-tuh] /paɪˈni tə/.
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
Origin of pinetum
1835–45; < Latin
pīnētum a pine wood, equivalent to
pīn(us)
pine1 +
-ētum suffix denoting a grove (of the plant specified)
Words nearby pinetum
pineoblastoma,
pinero,
pinery,
pines,
pinesap,
pinetum,
pineville,
pinewood,
piney,
pinfall,
pinfeather
Example sentences from the Web for pinetum
At Dropmore, the gardener told us he had a cat that kept the Pinetum quite clear of squirrels.p.
Wild Nature Won By Kindness |Elizabeth BrightwenWoe to the red fox that litters in the pinetum, or to the birds that make nests in the shrubberies!
Garden-Craft Old and New |John D. SeddingWith the Pinetum the name of Byron will be for ever associated.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series |John Addington SymondsWe made no use of this lovely day, except to walk to an Arboretum and Pinetum on the outskirts of the town.
Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 2 |Nathaniel Hawthorne
British Dictionary definitions for pinetum
pinetum
/ (paɪˈniːtəm) /
noun plural -ta (-tə)
an area of land where pine trees and other conifers are grown
Word Origin for pinetum
C19: from Latin, from
pīnus
pine
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