fungarium

plural fungaria · plural fungariums

1. A collection of preserved specimens of fungus.

   With two such fungariums, or fungaria, one can be used for fungi such as those described above, the other for fungi that grow on and spot or decay or discolor various sorts of materials.

   1961, Clyde M[artin] Christensen, “Experiments with Fungi”, in The Molds and Man: An Introduction to the Fungi, 2nd edition, Minneapolis, Minn.: University of Minnesota Press; London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, →LCCN, page 228