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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 calls for supernatural aid often consisted of individuals’ attempts to protect themselves and strike back against slave owners under the extreme inequities and traumas of the plantations.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
The largest fire has been reported in the village of Sungai Gelam in the Muaro Jambi district, where dozens of hectares of oil palm plantations owned by local residents have been destroyed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

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