1. of, relating to, or contained in a herbarium (a collection of dried plants mounted and preserved for scientific study)
Usage: technical; botanical

Examples

• The museum's herbarial collection includes specimens dating back over two centuries.
• Researchers consulted the herbarial records to identify the rare plant species.
• The university maintains an extensive herbarial archive for botanical research.
• Herbarial specimens are carefully preserved in climate-controlled storage.
• The botanist organized the herbarial materials by family and genus.