floretum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flōrētum.

Noun

floretum

1. A garden where flowers are grown for research purposes.

   Coordinate term: arboretum

Latin

Etymology

flōs (“flower”) +‎ -ētum (“grove”)

Pronunciation

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

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.