exsiccatum

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noun

A dried specimen such as that in a herbarium.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounexsiccatum (plural exsiccata)

plural exsiccata

  1. 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
    1 more example

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

  1. Latinexsiccātum
  2. Englishexsiccatum

Learned borrowing from Latin exsiccātum.

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Translations

Portuguese exsicata
  • exsicataDried herbarium specimen
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