xylarium

English

Etymology

xylo- +‎ -arium

Noun

xylarium

  1. A herbarium specialising in specimens of wood.
    • 1996, Tod F. Stuessy, S. H. Sohmer, Sampling the Green World: Innovative Concepts of Collection, Preservation, and Storage of Plant Diversity:
      A plant anatomist receiving such samples can remove pickled wood and bark for anatomical study, then dry the remaining portions for inclusion in a xylarium.
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