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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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browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
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detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
stiltedpompous
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end