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herbarium

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her⋅bar⋅i⋅um

  [hur-bair-ee-uhm, ur-]
–noun, plural -bar⋅i⋅ums, -bar⋅i⋅a  [-bair-ee-uh] .
1. a collection of dried plants systematically arranged.
2. a room or building in which such a collection is kept.
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Origin:
1770–80; < LL, equiv. to L herb(a) herb, green vegetation + -ārium -arium

Related forms:
her⋅bar⋅i⋅al, adjective
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her·bar·i·um   (hûr-bâr'ē-əm, ûr-)   
n.   pl. her·bar·i·ums or her·bar·i·a (-ē-ə)

  1. A collection of dried plants mounted, labeled, and systematically arranged for use in scientific study.

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


[Late Latin herbārium, from Latin herbārius, one skilled in herbs, from Latin herba, herb, vegetation.]
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