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hortus siccus

[hawr-tuh s sik-uh s]
noun
  1. a collection of dried plants; herbarium.
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Origin of hortus siccus

1680–90; < Latin: dry garden; see garden, sack3
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British Dictionary definitions for hortus siccus

hortus siccus

noun
  1. a less common name for herbarium
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Word Origin

C17: Latin, literally: dry garden
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