See Also: Dakotan(dictionary)

arboretum (sh) and Dakotan (iou)


arboretum (sh)




Place where trees, shrubs, and sometimes herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes.

An arboretum may be a collection in its own right or a part of a botanical Garden. Important U.S. arboretums include the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University (Jamaica Plain, Mass.) and the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.


Dakotan (iou)



Dakotan noun & adjective. L19.
[from Dakota (see below) formed as DAKOTA: see -AN.]
(A native or inhabitant) of the former US territory of Dakota or the States of North and South Dakota into which it is now organized.