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Definition of Pinetum
1. Noun. An area planted with pine trees or related conifers.
Definition of Pinetum
1. n. A plantation of pine trees; esp., a collection of living pine trees made for ornamental or scientific purposes.
Definition of Pinetum
1. Noun. An arboretum, or part of an arboretum or garden, devoted to growing conifers ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pinetum
1. a plantation of pine trees [n -TA]
Medical Definition of Pinetum
1. A plantation of pine trees; especially, a collection of living pine trees made for ornamental or scientific purposes. Origin: L, a pine grove. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinetum
Literary usage of Pinetum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Parks and Pleasure Grounds by Charles H. J. Smith (1852)
"The pinetum.—Materials and Arrangement.—Enumeration of Species ... Decorative
Treatment of the pinetum. MANY persons, whose limited domains do not permit, ..."
2. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by J C Loudon (1839)
"After noticing the pinetum at Dropmore and that at Woburn Abbey, Mr. Lambert's Genus
Pinus, the Memoir on the Conifères of M. Richard, and our Arboretum ..."
3. The Forester: A Practical Treatise on the Planting, Rearing, and General by James Brown (1861)
"The pinetum means, in the general acceptation of the word, ... The real object
of a pinetum is to test the hardihood of the various species of introduced ..."
4. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1864)
"The pinetum Britannicum : a descriptive Account of all Hardy Trees of the Pine
Tribe cultivated in Great for the Work. Nos. 1-6. Imp. fol. ..."
5. Landscape Gardening: Or, Parks and Pleasure Grounds. With Practical Notes on by Charles H. J. Smith, Lewis Falley Allen (1853)
"THE pinetum. Remarks on Special Collections of Trees — The pinetum— Materials
and Arrangement—Enumeration of Species, with Observations on the Groups ..."
6. Book-prices Current: A Record of Prices at which Books Have Been Sold at AuctionRare books (1901)
"... Lawson (P.) pinetum Britannicum— 92, 7059 94, 1222 93. 394° Lawson (William)
New Orchard and Garden, 96, 4607 Layamon's Brut— 88,1185,5800 ..."
7. Landscape Gardening: Or, Parks and Pleasure Grounds. With Practical Notes on by Charles H. J. Smith, Lewis Falley Allen (1853)
"Bernards on Special Collections of Trees — The pinetum — Materials and
Arrangement—Enumeration of Species, with Observations on the Groups—Effects of ..."
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