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Vinony

herbarium

noun

  1. collection of dried herbs
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /hɜːˈbɛəɹi.əm/ / /(h)ɝˈbɛɹi.əm/

noun

Etymology: From Latin herbārium. Doublet of arbor.

  1. 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[…]”

  2. A building or institution where such a collection is kept.