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solander

American

[suh-lan-der] / səˈlæn dər /

noun

a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.

solander British

/ səˈlændə /

noun

a box for botanical specimens, maps, colour plates, etc, made in the form of a book, the front cover being the lid

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Etymology

Origin of solander

1780–90; named after Daniel Charles Solander (1736–82), Swedish naturalist who invented it

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Flying eastward, a solander trailed a dusky wing across the sky.

From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona

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