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herbarium definition

her·bar·ium (hər ber′ē əm, ər-)

noun pl. herbariums -·iums or herbaria -·ia (-ə)

  1. a collection of dried plants classified, mounted, and used for botanical study
  2. a room, building, case, etc. for keeping such a collection

Etymology: LL < L herba, herb

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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