botanic gardennoun [ C often plural ]
uk/bəˌtæn.ɪk ˈɡɑː.dən/us/bəˌtæn.ɪk ˈɡɑːr.dən/also botanical gardena garden, usually open to the public, where a wide range of plants are grown for scientific and educational purposes
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- A piece of land attached to the house became, under Mr. Carey's care, a beautiful botanic garden.
- A shrub of great beauty, but one that, unfortunately, is rarely to be seen outside the walls of a botanic garden.
- It is well provided with scientific laboratories, botanic garden, and various collections, and possesses a library with nearly a quarter of a million volumes.
- There is a large botanic garden, which is kept in good order, and contains a long range of green-houses and stoves.
- This is a curious and uncommon shrub that one rarely sees outside the walls of a botanic garden.