noun
- a metal container used by botanists to collect plant specimens
Usage: botanical; technical
Examples
- The botanist carried a vasculum to store the wildflowers she collected.
- Students were given a vasculum for their field trip to gather plant samples.
- The old vasculum was made of tin and had a tight-fitting lid.
- She opened her vasculum to examine the ferns she had collected.
- The field guide recommended using a vasculum to keep specimens fresh.
- His grandfather’s vasculum still bore the dents from decades of botanical expeditions.