noun
- plural form of vasculum; small containers or cases, especially those used by botanists for collecting plant specimens
Usage: botanical; technical
Examples
- The botanists carried their vascula into the field to collect samples.
- Each student was given vascula for the plant identification exercise.
- The museum’s collection includes several antique vascula used by early naturalists.
- She packed her vascula with fresh specimens from the forest floor.
- The field guide recommended using vascula to preserve delicate flowers during transport.