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‖ pinetum|paɪˈniːtəm| Pl. -a, -ums. [L. pīnētum pine-grove, f. pīnus pine n.2] A plantation or collection of pine-trees of various species, for scientific or ornamental purposes.
1842P. J. Selby Brit. Forest Trees 392 In Northumberland, the first established and richest Pinetum is that of Sir C. L. M. Monck. 1881Veitch Coniferæ iii. 320 The Pinetum, in its comprehensive sense, is a complete collection of living specimens of all the Coniferous trees and shrubs known. Ibid. 321 The planting of Pineta originated in the beginning of the present century. |