floretum

floretum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flōrētum.

Noun

floretum

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

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃s
Proto-Italic *flōs
Latin flōs
Latin -ētum
Latin flōrētum

    From flōs (“flower”) + -ētum (“grove”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    flōrētum n (genitive flōrētī); second declension

    1. a garden of flowers

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative flōrētum flōrēta
    genitive flōrētī flōrētōrum
    dative flōrētō flōrētīs
    accusative flōrētum flōrēta
    ablative flōrētō flōrētīs
    vocative flōrētum flōrēta

    References

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