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'''exsiccata''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' exsiccatae; ''from'' [[Category:Latin]][[:Category:Latin|Latin]] ''exsiccatus'' for ''dried'') – a set of dried herbarium specimens; usually referring to a set of identified specimens all belonging to the same taxon and distributed among various herbaria; e. g., ''Lichenes selecti exsiccati'' (= Selected dried specimens of lichens). Exsiccatae are still a common way for lichen taxonomist to convey and distribute their species concepts. | '''exsiccata''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' exsiccatae; ''from'' [[Category:Latin]][[:Category:Latin|Latin]] ''exsiccatus'' for ''dried'') – a set of dried herbarium specimens; usually referring to a set of identified specimens all belonging to the same taxon and distributed among various herbaria; e. g., ''Lichenes selecti exsiccati'' (= Selected dried specimens of lichens). Exsiccatae are still a common way for lichen taxonomist to convey and distribute their species concepts. | ||
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| + | exsiccata ([[Category:Noun]], ''pl.'' exsiccatae; feminine) = a set of dried specimens usually provided with printed labels. | ||
| + | exsiccatum ([[Category:Noun]], singular; neuter) = dried specimen | ||
| + | exsiccatus ([[Category:participle]]) = dried | ||
| + | If ''exsiccatus'' is used as part of the title of an ''exsiccata'', it will follow the sex of the noun, so: | ||
| + | The title of a set of dried fungi or lichens that are distributed as an ''exsiccata'' would be: ''fungi exsiccati'' (or in the case of lichenized fungi: ''lichenes exsiccati''). | ||
| + | The title of a set of dried plants (including bryophytes) that are distributed as an exsiccata would be: ''plantae exsiccatae'' (or in the case of bryophytes: ''bryophytae exsiccatae''). | ||
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Revision as of 23:32, 16 February 2021
exsiccata (noun, pl. exsiccatae; fromLatin exsiccatus for dried) – a set of dried herbarium specimens; usually referring to a set of identified specimens all belonging to the same taxon and distributed among various herbaria; e. g., Lichenes selecti exsiccati (= Selected dried specimens of lichens). Exsiccatae are still a common way for lichen taxonomist to convey and distribute their species concepts.
Language notes: exsiccata (, pl. exsiccatae; feminine) = a set of dried specimens usually provided with printed labels. exsiccatum (, singular; neuter) = dried specimen exsiccatus () = dried If exsiccatus is used as part of the title of an exsiccata, it will follow the sex of the noun, so: The title of a set of dried fungi or lichens that are distributed as an exsiccata would be: fungi exsiccati (or in the case of lichenized fungi: lichenes exsiccati). The title of a set of dried plants (including bryophytes) that are distributed as an exsiccata would be: plantae exsiccatae (or in the case of bryophytes: bryophytae exsiccatae).
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