“hortus”

The following 2 entries include the term hortus.

hortus conclusus

Latin noun phrase

: enclosed garden used especially for depictions of the Virgin Mary in an enclosed garden symbolizing her virginity

hortus siccus

noun

: a collection of dried botanical specimens : herbarium


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