Meanings
plural pineta · plural pinetums
- An arboretum, or part of an arboretum or garden, devoted to growing conifers.
In the arrangement, of course, I should expect to see every hardy tree which could be collected in any part of the globe; and I even anticipate revelling in quercetums, fraxinetums, salicetums, pinetums, aceretums, &c.
1838 February 28, “On the Formation of a Public Botanic Garden”, in The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement - archaicA book that scientifically describes conifers.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Latinpīnētum“pine grove”
- Englishpinetum
From Latin pīnētum (“pine grove”).
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pinetum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinetum
“pinetum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinetum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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