What does "vasculum" mean?

A container used by botanists to store newly-collected samples.

What is a synonym for "vasculum"?

Common synonyms include: anatomy, botany, capsule, carton, case, compact.

Vasculum

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Noun

1
A container used by botanists to store newly-collected samples.
"‘Here,’ Jonas said, and picked up a brass vasculum. Unscrewing the lid he emptied it of herbs […]."

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anatomy botany capsule carton case compact

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"‘Here,’ Jonas said, and picked up a brass vasculum. Unscrewing the lid he emptied it of herbs […]."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elom Latin -ulum Latin -culum Latin vāsculumbor. English vasculum Borrowed from Latin vāsculum (“small vessel”).

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