Meanings
plural salicetums · plural saliceta
- A group of willow trees.
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
Origin
- Latinsalictum
- Englishsalicetum
Borrowed from Latin salictum, salicētum (“plantation, grove or thicket of willows”), from salix (“willow”).
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salicetum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salicetum
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