vasculum

[ vas-kyuh-luhm ]

/ ˈvæs kyə ləm /

noun, plural vas·cu·la [vas-kyuh-luh], /ˈvæs kyə lə/, vas·cu·lums.

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

Origin of vasculum

First recorded in 1825–35, vasculum is from the Latin word vāsculum little vessel. See vas, -cule¹

Words nearby vasculum

vasculature, vasculitis, vasculo-, vasculomyelinopathy, vasculopathy, vasculum, vas deferens, vase, vasectomize, vasectomy, vas efferens

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Example sentences from the Web for vasculum

Don't forget to take a vasculum or a basket, and a hammer for fossils, and be sure you put on strong boots.
The Luckiest Girl in the School|Angela Brazil
To carry the specimens, either the tin box (vasculum) or a portfolio, or both are required.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
If you have a botanist's vasculum, by all means take it, for nothing can serve this purpose better.
Butterflies and Moths|William S. Furneaux
Each had slung over her shoulders a vasculum for botanical or other specimens, and each carried in her hand a copy of the notes.
The Madcap of the School|Angela Brazil

British Dictionary definitions for vasculum

vasculum

/ (ˈvæskjʊləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə) or -lums

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

Word Origin for vasculum

C19: from Latin: little vessel, from vas

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单词	vasculum
释义	vasculum [ vas-kyuh-luhm ] / ˈvæs kyə ləm / noun, plural vas·cu·la [vas-kyuh-luh], /ˈvæs kyə lə/, vas·cu·lums. a kind of case or box used by botanists for carrying specimens as they are collected. Origin of vasculum First recorded in 1825–35, vasculum is from the Latin word vāsculum little vessel. See vas, -cule¹ Words nearby vasculum vasculature, vasculitis, vasculo-, vasculomyelinopathy, vasculopathy, vasculum, vas deferens, vase, vasectomize, vasectomy, vas efferens Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vasculum Don't forget to take a vasculum or a basket, and a hammer for fossils, and be sure you put on strong boots. The Luckiest Girl in the School\|Angela Brazil To carry the specimens, either the tin box (vasculum) or a portfolio, or both are required. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray If you have a botanist's vasculum, by all means take it, for nothing can serve this purpose better. Butterflies and Moths\|William S. Furneaux Each had slung over her shoulders a vasculum for botanical or other specimens, and each carried in her hand a copy of the notes. The Madcap of the School\|Angela Brazil British Dictionary definitions for vasculum vasculum / (ˈvæskjʊləm) / noun plural -la (-lə) or -lums a metal box used by botanists in the field for carrying botanical specimens Word Origin for vasculum C19: from Latin: little vessel, from vas Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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