Herbarium

Origin

From Latin herbārium.

Full definition of herbarium

Noun

1. A collection of dried plants or parts of plants.
• Schuster Hepaticae V|viiWith fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get...
2. A building or institution where such a collection is kept.