floretum

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin flōrētum.

Noun edit

floretum

A garden where flowers are grown for research purposes.
Coordinate term: arboretum

Latin edit

Etymology edit

flōs (“flower”) +‎ -ētum (“grove”)

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /floːˈreː.tum/, [fɫ̪oːˈreːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /floˈre.tum/, [floˈrɛːt̪um]

Noun edit

flōrētum n (genitive flōrētī); second declension

a garden of flowers

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	flōrētum	flōrēta
Genitive	flōrētī	flōrētōrum
Dative	flōrētō	flōrētīs
Accusative	flōrētum	flōrēta
Ablative	flōrētō	flōrētīs
Vocative	flōrētum	flōrēta

References edit

floretum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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