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hortus siccus

hortus siccus noun: a collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved and arranged systematically; a herbarium.

Noun

hortus siccus

  1. A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved and arranged systematically; a herbarium.
    • It would certainly be a valuable addition of nondescripts to the ample collection of known classes, genera and species, which at present beautify the hortus siccus of dissent.1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford, published 2009, page 13

Origin of hortus siccus

From Latin hortus (“garden”) + siccus (“dry”).

Questions about hortus siccus

What does hortus siccus mean?
Hortus siccus means a collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved and arranged systematically; a herbarium.
What part of speech is hortus siccus?
Hortus siccus is a noun.

Words near hortus siccus in the dictionary

  1. hortoria
  2. hortorium
  3. hortoriums
  4. hortulan
  5. hortus conclusus
  6. hortus siccus
  7. hortyard
  8. hortyards
  9. Horubadhoo
  10. Horus
  11. Horus name

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