vasculum

American  

[vas-kyuh-luhm] / ˈvæs kyə ləm /

noun

plural

vascula, vasculums

1. a kind of case or box used by botanists for carrying specimens as they are collected.

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vasculum British  

/ ˈvæskjʊləm /

noun

1. a metal box used by botanists in the field for carrying botanical specimens

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Etymology

Origin of vasculum

First recorded in 1825–35, vasculum is from the Latin word vāsculum little vessel. See vas, -cule ¹

Example Sentences

Each had slung over her shoulders a vasculum for botanical or other specimens, and each carried in her hand a copy of the notes.

From The Madcap of the School by Salmon, Balliol

Here, I’ll give you some collecting boxes, and lend you a vasculum and a net.

From Middy and Ensign by Rowlandson, G. D.

Their sharp eyes quickly marked Simeon filling his vasculum with the coveted specimens, and, waving their hands in friendly greeting, two of them advanced at a gallop.

From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 by Various

Of course, it was an accident that the cord was short, and that Coristine bent his head just as the fair damsel stood on tiptoe to adjust the improvised vasculum.

From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John

On door-pegs hung a knapsack, a botanist's vasculum, and a geologist's wallet.

From Born in Exile by Gissing, George