herbarium

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Pronunciation

/hɜːˈbɛəɹi.əm/

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/hɜːˈbɛəɹi.əm/ · /(h)ɝˈbɛɹi.əm/

Definition of herbarium

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A collection of dried plants or parts of plants.

“With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get[…]”

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noun

A collection of dried plants or parts of plants.

“With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get[…]”
A building or institution where such a collection is kept.

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From Latin herbārium. Doublet of arbor.

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