vasculum

English

Etymology

Latin small vessel.

Noun

vasculum (plural vasculums or vascula)

Wikipedia

1. A container used by botanists to keep samples viable by maintaining a cool, humid environment.

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Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from vās (“vessel”) +‎ -culus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈwaːs.ku.lum/

Noun

vāsculum (genitive vāsculī); n, second declension

1. A small vessel or container.
2. A small beehive.
3. (by extension) A seed-capsule or seed-vessel.
4. (by extension) The calyx of a fruit.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	vāsculum	vāscula
genitive	vāsculī	vāsculōrum
dative	vāsculō	vāsculīs
accusative	vāsculum	vāscula
ablative	vāsculō	vāsculīs
vocative	vāsculum	vāscula

Derived terms

• vāsculārius

Related terms

• vās
• vāsārium
• vāsātus

Descendants

• English: vasculum
• Italian: vascolo

References

• vasculum in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879