🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

jardin botanique

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʒaʁ.dɛ̃ bɔ.ta.nik

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Botanical garden/bəˈtæn.ɪ.kəl ˈɡɑːr.dən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le jardin botanique abrite des milliers d'espèces de plantes rares."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    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. 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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