Definitions

1. noun

a collection of dried, preserved, and identified plants, or a room or building where such plants are kept for study, especially a botanical museum or a department of a museum.

“The university’s herbaria housed a vast collection of rare plant species from around the world.”

2. plural noun

plural form of herbarium, referring to a collection of dried, preserved, and identified plants.

“The herbaria of the region contained many unique species that were previously unknown.”