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Meaning of xylarium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/zaɪˈlɛəɹi.əm/

Definitions

A herbarium specialising in specimens of wood.

Examples

“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.”
“The genus [Dalechampia] is poorly represented in xylaria and its wood is little known.”
“Samples were identified according to the standards of the International Association of Wood Anatomists (AWA) by consulting xylariums, glass plate archives, bibliographies and databases.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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