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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesjardin botanique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʒaʁ.dɛ̃ bɔ.ta.nik
"Le jardin botanique abrite des milliers d'espèces de plantes rares."
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A dedicated public or private garden where plants are cultivated for scientific study, conservation, and educational display.
"Researchers at the botanical garden successfully germinated a rare endangered orchid species." - 2
An extensive landscaped park showcasing diverse collections of labeled flora from around the world for public recreation.
"We spent a relaxing afternoon walking through the rose pavilion at the city botanical garden."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'botanical', originating from the Greek 'botanikos' (pertaining to herbs or plants, from 'botanē' meaning grass or pasture), with 'garden', derived from the Germanic root 'gardo' meaning an enclosure. Established as a compound noun during the late 16th to early 17th century with the rise of modern scientific plant study and university medicinal gardens in Europe.
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jardin botanique
Transliteration: ʒaʁ.dɛ̃ bɔ.ta.nik
"Le jardin botanique abrite des milliers d'espèces de plantes rares."
botanischer Garten
Transliteration: boˈtaːnɪʃɐ ˈɡaʁtn̩
"Im botanischen Garten gibt es ein großes Tropenhaus."
orto botanico
Transliteration: ˈɔr.to boˈta.ni.ko
"L'orto botanico universitario è famoso per la sua collezione di piante medicinali."
jardín botánico
Transliteration: xaɾˈðin boˈta.ni.ko
"Visitamos el jardín botánico para ver la floración de los cactus."
jardim botânico
Transliteration: ʒaɾˈdĩ buˈtɐ.ni.ku
"O jardim botânico é um refúgio verde no meio da cidade grande."
वनस्पति उद्यान
Transliteration: vanaspati udyan
"वनस्पति उद्यान में कई दुर्लभ प्रकार के पेड़-पौधे हैं।"
植物园
Transliteration: zhí wù yuán
"这座植物园拥有世界上最大的热带植物藏品之一。"
식물원
Transliteration: sik-mul-won
"우리는 주말에 가족과 함께 식물원에 갔다."
植物園
Transliteration: shokubutsuen
"その植物園には四季折々の美しい花が咲いています。"
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