vasculum

American  

[vas-kyuh-luhm] / ˈvæs kjə ləm /

noun

vascula, plural vasculums plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• vascula
  plural
• vasculums
  plural

Etymology

Origin of vasculum

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

Example Sentences

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vasculum vasculums

I visited Combe Florey, with camera and vasculum, in 1893.

From Sydney Smith by Russell, George William Erskine

If the word is of Romanic origin it is probably a metathesized form of the Lat. vasculum, diminutive of vas, vessel.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

His umbrella—a very shabby, baggy gingham—was closed and stuffed with botanical treasures; and his vasculum, slung beneath one arm, was so gorged with herbs and flowers of the field that it would not close.

From One Maid's Mischief by Fenn, George Manville

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

From Middy and Ensign by Rowlandson, G. D.

Therefore he got out the improvised vasculum, and invited Marjorie and the older Carruthers children to come with him down to the brook to look for wild flowers.

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

Their fast train and short cut had given them an advantage: it was nearly half an hour before they spied the rest of the party strolling leisurely up the hill with baskets and vasculums.

From The Luckiest Girl in the School by Brazil, Angela