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arboretums

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variants or arboreta

plural of arboretum

as in plantations

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plantations

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The trees are the legacy of coconut plantations established more than a century ago.

— Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Among those rescued were a female orangutan known as Mama Man and her infant, Man, who had been monitored for months in a small forest patch surrounded by plantations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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