botanical garden
noun
variants
or less commonly botanic garden
: a garden often with greenhouses for the culture, study, and exhibition of special plants
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When Greg Dyment took over as director of the Fullerton Arboretum in 1997, the 26-acre botanical gardens on the northeast corner of Cal State Fullerton were badly in need of development.
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Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 11 Feb. 2025
But Florida also has botanical gardens, historic hotels, nature preserves, incredible architecture, and so much more.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
Heart Eyes is more likely to go for the joke than for the scare, and the scenes of its glowing-eyed boogieman stalking characters through botanical gardens, police station hallways, and drive-through movie theaters are never spatially coherent enough to build any sense of dread.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Visitors can explore the dramatic rock formations of Sabino Canyon or wander through the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, which offers an immersive look at the region’s wildlife, blending a zoo, a botanical garden, and a natural history museum into one.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
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Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 11 Feb. 2025
But Florida also has botanical gardens, historic hotels, nature preserves, incredible architecture, and so much more.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
Heart Eyes is more likely to go for the joke than for the scare, and the scenes of its glowing-eyed boogieman stalking characters through botanical gardens, police station hallways, and drive-through movie theaters are never spatially coherent enough to build any sense of dread.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Visitors can explore the dramatic rock formations of Sabino Canyon or wander through the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, which offers an immersive look at the region’s wildlife, blending a zoo, a botanical garden, and a natural history museum into one.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for botanical garden
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“Botanical garden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botanical%20garden. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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