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ARBORETUM

a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes

The meaning of the word arboretum is a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes.

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infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
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obligatorybinding in law or conscience
franticemotionally out of control
consignto give over to another's care
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
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