herbarium

/hɜːˈbeəriəm/ (bre, ipa) · /ɜːrˈberiəm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌ(h)ər-ˈber-ē-əm/ (ame, mw)

herbarium — noun

  • herbariumsingular
  • herbariumsplural

1. a set of dried and pressed plants that have been labelled and organised by type,

1.名詞C2
釋義

a set of dried and pressed plants that have been labelled and organised by type, used by scientists for study and reference.

例句

Mira showed her students a herbarium of native ferns collected from the mountain forest.

a herbarium of [plant type] — typical countable use

The botany teacher built a small herbarium from leaves found in the school garden.

同義詞
  • plant collection

    everyday term; lacks the scientific organisation implied by herbarium

  • hortus siccus

    Latin name for the same thing; very formal, mostly historical

文法句型

a herbarium of [plant type]

用法筆記

Plural is usually 'herbaria' in scientific writing; 'herbariums' also occurs in general use. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names the collection itself, not the building that holds it.

常見錯誤

❌I planted a herbarium in my garden.
✅I planted a herb garden in my garden.
💡a herbarium is a collection of dried, dead plants for study; not a place where you grow living herbs.

2. a room or building, often attached to a museum or university, where dried plant

2.名詞C2
釋義

a room or building, often attached to a museum or university, where dried plant specimens are kept in order so that researchers can look at them.

例句

Élise spent the summer working at the herbarium attached to the natural history museum.

collocation: work at the herbarium

The university herbarium holds over two million dried plant samples on its long wooden shelves.

collocation: the [institution] herbarium

同義詞

文法句型

visit the herbarium

at the herbarium

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names the physical place that houses a collection, not the collection itself. Often takes 'at' or 'in' rather than 'of'.

常見錯誤

❌She bought a herbarium from a flower shop.
✅She bought a flower press from a flower shop.
💡a herbarium (sense 2) is a building or room you visit, not a tool you can buy.