Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hortus siccus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hor-tus s-ic-cus
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved and arranged systematically; a herbarium.

Example Sentences

"It would certainly be a valuable addition of nondescripts to the ample collection of known classes, genera and species, which at present beautify the hortus siccus of dissent."

Etymology

From Latin hortus (“garden”) + siccus (“dry”).

Questions

What does hortus siccus mean?: A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved and arranged systematically; a herbarium.
Where does hortus siccus come from?: From Latin hortus (“garden”) + siccus (“dry”).

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