herbarium
noun
a collection of dried plants systematically arranged.
herbaria
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pluralof herbarium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Over the next two years, it is hoped that more than 1.2 million specimen records from 23 museums and herbaria will be added to a central England hub.
From BBC β Jul. 20, 2026
One-third of the samples came from plants preserved in 163 herbaria around the world, some dating back 200 years.
From Science Magazine β Apr. 23, 2024
This intensive fieldwork resulted in over a thousand new specimens deposited at the National Herbarium of Canada at the Canadian Museum of Nature and other herbaria worldwide.
From Science Daily β Mar. 12, 2024
Fraga is tracking down reported sightings of a monkeyflower species she identified in herbaria specimens: Erythranthe marmorata, which has bright yellow petals with red spots.
From Salon β May 31, 2023
The Berlin herbarium is especially rich in more recent collections, and other national herbaria sufficiently extensive to subserve the requirements of the systematic botanist exist at St Petersburg, Vienna, Leiden, Stockholm, Upsala, Copenhagen and Florence.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
