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English
Etymology
From Latin herbārium. Doublet of arbor.
Noun
herbarium (plural herbariums or herbaria)
- A collection of dried plants or parts of plants.
1992, Rudolf M Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page vii: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 […]
- A building or institution where such a collection is kept.
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Translations
collection of dried plants
building or institution where a collection of plants is held
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin herbārium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦɛrˈbaː.ri.ʏm/
- Hyphenation: her‧ba‧ri‧um
- Rhymes: -aːriʏm
Noun
herbarium n (plural herbaria)
- herbarium
- herbarium book
Descendants
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch herbarium, from Latin herbārium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛr.ba.ˈri.ʊm/
- Rhymes: -ʊm
- Hyphenation: her‧ba‧ri‧um
Noun
herbarium (plural herbarium-herbarium, first-person possessive herbariumku, second-person possessive herbariummu, third-person possessive herbariumnya)
- herbarium
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From herbārius (“botanist”), from herba (“grass, vegetation”).
Pronunciation
Noun
herbārium n (genitive herbāriī or herbārī); second declension
- a herbarium; a collection of dried plants
- a herbarium (a written work on botany)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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References
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
herbarium n (definite singular herbariet, indefinite plural herbarier, definite plural herbaria or herbariene)
- herbarium
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
herbarium n (definite singular herbariet, indefinite plural herbarium, definite plural herbaria)
- herbarium