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solander

[ suh-lan-der ]

noun

  1. a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.


solander

/ səˈlændə /

noun

  1. a box for botanical specimens, maps, colour plates, etc, made in the form of a book, the front cover being the lid
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of solander1

1780–90; named after Daniel Charles Solander (1736–82), Swedish naturalist who invented it
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Word History and Origins

Origin of solander1

C18: named after D. D. Solander (1736–82), Swedish botanist
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Example Sentences

Prints are kept safe in archival quality mats and folders inside slender, black solander boxes — rigid containers that protect prints from fluctuations in humidity and temperature, as well as from excessive light.

Among the 199 specimens used for the study was a sweet potato plant collected in 1769 by botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander, members of Cook’s expedition to the Society Islands in French Polynesia.

From Nature

Solander is the author of a book critical of Child Protective Services.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the Clark County jury on Tuesday found 57-year-old Janet Solander guilty of 46 counts, including child abuse and sexual assault with a minor under 14.

Prosecutors during the trial said Solander unnecessarily used a catheter on the girls and burned on of them with hot water.

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