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xylarium en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /zaɪˈlɛəɹi.əm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /zaɪˈlɛɹi.əm/ (General-American)

Etymology

From xylo- + -arium.

Meanings

1. A herbarium specialising in specimens of wood.
   • 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. 1996, Tod F. Stuessy, S. H. Sohmer, Sampling the Green World: Innovative Concepts of Collection, Preservation, and Storage of Plant Diversity:
   • Samples were identified according to the standards of the International Association of Wood Anatomists (AWA) by consulting xylariums, glass plate archives, bibliographies and databases. 2020, Manuel Lemos, Matthias Tissot, Isabel Tissot, Maria João Petisca, “Between Night and Day: The Awakening of the Cadaval Bed: A Material, Technological and Conservation Study”, in National Palace of Sintra: The Silver Bed of the Dukes of Cadaval (Collections In Focus - National Palaces - Sintra Queluz Pena; #03), Parques de Sintra - Monte da Lua, translation of O leito de prata dos duques de Cadaval, page 60:
   • The genus [Dalechampia] is poorly represented in xylaria and its wood is little known. 2004, “Botany”, in Virginia Journal of Science: Official Publication of the Virginia Academy of Science, volume 55, number 1&2, page 33:

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