herbarium specimen

collocation in English

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herbarium
noun[C]
uk
/hɜːˈbeə.ri.əm/us
/ɜː˞ˈber.i.əm/
a collection of ...
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specimen
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspes.ə.mɪn/us
/ˈspes.ə.mɪn/
something shown or examined as an example; a ...
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(Definition ofherbariumandspecimenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The ants from thisherbariumspecimenare in the author's research collection, specimen no.
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This technology was developed because it is standard practice to never turn aherbariumspecimenupside-down.
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Herbarium specimens provide vast and important resources for this type of ecological research.
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Dated herbarium specimens provide useful material for longevity tests.
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Since isolated flowering can occur, not all herbarium specimens may represent mass flowering events, and so the average frequency of these events remains tentative.
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The characters chosen are ones discernible from herbarium specimens or collection notes - not proper field characters.
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A reference seed collection was created from the trap samples and from our voucher herbarium specimens.
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This study aims to determine distribution, ecology and priorities for conservation of these species, based on data from herbarium specimens and genebank accessions.
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During diameter measurements, herbarium specimens were systematically collected with the exception of c. 40 very common species.
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The only significant amount of exchange appears to be in herbarium specimens of pressed plants.
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The database contains images and taxonomical and bibliographical data on more than 4.2 million herbarium specimens.
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Herbarium specimens were also a mix of the two species.
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The colour of herbarium specimens is dark-brown in varying hues (see image).
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The research was based on leaf material from dry herbarium specimens.
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The research was based on leaf material from nine dry herbarium specimens.
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By now his herbarium specimens had grown to about 1500 in number.
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The meticulous balance and perspective of studying many thousands of herbarium specimens and living plants "in situ" throughout the world range are all here.
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The main reason for considering them subspecies seems to be the difficulty in distinguishing them, especially based on herbarium specimens.
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He made herbarium specimens from plants cultivated in his nursery.
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It is known from only a handful of herbarium specimens collected in 1919 at an elevation of 670 m above sea level.
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