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solander

solander noun: a box, in the form of a book, used for keeping botanical specimens etc; drop-spine or clamshell box.

Noun

solander (plural solanders)

  1. A box, in the form of a book, used for keeping botanical specimens etc; drop-spine or clamshell box
    • Among the many unmatted drawings in the solander box was a large, colorful chalk and pastel Christ Child on greenish-blue laid paper ...1991, Museum studies, Volumes 17-18, Digitized edition, Art Institute of Chicago, published 2011, page 93

Forms of solander

pluralsolanders
alternative formSolander

Origin of solander

From D. C. Solander, Swedish botanist.

Questions about solander

What does solander mean?
Solander means a box, in the form of a book, used for keeping botanical specimens etc; drop-spine or clamshell box.
What part of speech is solander?
Solander is a noun.
What is the plural of solander?
The plural of solander is solanders.

Words near solander in the dictionary

  1. solanachromene
  2. solanapyrone
  3. solanapyrones
  4. Solanas
  5. soland
  6. solander
  7. solanderiid
  8. solanderiids
  9. solanders
  10. solandra
  11. solandras

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