-etum

noun suffix

-e·​tum

ˈēt|əm,

ˈēt|əm

plural -eta

|ə

or -etums

1

: garden or group of a (specified) kind of plant

rosetum

pinetum

2

: consocies (of a specified plant genus or family)

characetum

Word History

Etymology

Latin -etum

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