exsiccatum
exsiccatum noun: a dried specimen such as that in a herbarium.
Noun
exsiccatum (plural exsiccata)
- A dried specimen such as that in a herbarium.
- The exsiccata quoted are all to be found in the Herbarium of the British Museum.1902, H. W. Pugsley, “The British Capreolate Fumitories”, in The Journal of Botany, British and Foreign, volume 40, page 179
- On and after January 1, 1953, the distribution of an exsiccatum relative to any new taxon, accompanied by an original diagnosis, even if this is printed, does not constitute effective publication.1953, Guy Richard Bisby, An Introduction to the Taxonomy and Nomenclature of Fungi, page 105
Forms of exsiccatum
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Origin of exsiccatum
Learned borrowing from Latin exsiccātum.
Questions about exsiccatum
- What does exsiccatum mean?
- Exsiccatum means a dried specimen such as that in a herbarium.
- What part of speech is exsiccatum?
- Exsiccatum is a noun.
- What is the plural of exsiccatum?
- The plural of exsiccatum is exsiccata.
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