"hortus siccus" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin hortus (“garden”) + siccus (“dry”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|hortus||garden}} Latin hortus (“garden”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?|nolinkhead=1}} hortus siccus
  1. A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved and arranged systematically; a herbarium.
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