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ARBORETO [2 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horticulture
DEF

A place where an extensive variety of [trees and shrubs] are cultivated for scientific, educational, and ornamental purposes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horticulture
DEF

Lieu où sont cultivés des arbres ou des arbustes dans un but scientifique ou éducatif, ou encore en vue de l'ornement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Horticultura
DEF

Arboledas plantadas con fines docentes, científicos o experimentales.

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Record 2 1999-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
  • Silviculture
DEF

An area where various tree species, frequently exotics, are grown, generally pure, in small plots ..., both to eliminate the unpromising species and to obtain initial indications of the potential of the rest for plantations.

OBS

forest garden: term used in the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Endroit où diverses essences, souvent exotiques, sont cultivées, généralement à l'état pur, en petites parcelles (parcelles d'essai spécifiques), ou même individuellement, à la fois pour éliminer celles qui s'y avèrent peu intéressantes et pour obtenir des indications préliminaires sur les caractéristiques de celles qui subsistent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Parques y jardines botánicos
  • Silvicultura
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