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Plural of herbarium

regular plural

The plural of herbarium is herbariums or herbaria.

Forms of herbarium

Singularherbarium /hɜːˈbɛəɹi.əm/
Pluralherbariums
herbaria
Countablecountable

Herbariums and herbaria in a sentence

  • Each collection, which may be a unicate or several specimens as duplicates in several herbaria, constitutes a record in the Conifer Database.2013, Aljos Farjon, Denis Filer, An Atlas of the World's Conifers: An Analysis of their Distribution, Biogeography, Diversity and…. From the entry duplicate

Meaning of herbarium

  1. noun A collection of dried plants or parts of plants.
  2. noun A building or institution where such a collection is kept.

Full definition of herbarium

Questions about the plural of herbarium

What is the plural of herbarium?
The plural of herbarium is herbariums or herbaria.
Which is correct, herbariums or herbaria?
Both are used. herbaria is the more common of the two in English writing.
Is herbarium countable?
Herbarium is a countable noun.

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