Vascula

Vascula
Vasculum Vas"cu*lum, n.; pl. {Vascula}. [L., a small vessel.] 1. (Bot.) Same as {Ascidium}, n., 1. [1913 Webster]

2. A tin box, commonly cylindrical or flattened, used in collecting plants. [1913 Webster]


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  • vasque — [ vask ] n. f. • v. 1550; it. vasca; du lat. vascula, plur. de vasculum → vasculaire 1 ♦ Bassin ornemental peu profond, qui peut être aménagé en fontaine. Vasque de marbre. Vasque lumineuse dans un jardin. « une de ces fontaines de féerie,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • NARTHEX — Graece Νάρθηξ, ferula proprie. Plin. l. 13. c. 22. Ferula calidis nascitur locis atque trans maria geniculatis nodata scapis. Duo eius genera, Nartheca Groeci vocant assurgentem in altitunem. Nartheciam vero semper bumilem. E qua quia prima… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • VASCULARII — apud Ciceronem 4. Verr. c. 24. Instituit officinam Syracusis: in Regiam maximam palam Artifices omnes, Caelatores et Vascularios convocare iubet: sunt, qui vascula ex puro argento faciebant. Poeta, argenti vascula puri. Sicut Caelatores, qui… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Vasculum — Vas cu*lum, n.; pl. {Vascula}. [L., a small vessel.] 1. (Bot.) Same as {Ascidium}, n., 1. [1913 Webster] 2. A tin box, commonly cylindrical or flattened, used in collecting plants. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vasculum — noun (plural vascula) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, small vessel Date: 1782 a usually metal and commonly cylindrical or flattened covered box used in collecting plants …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Sevso Treasure — The Sevso Treasure is a hoard of silver objects from the late Roman Empire, that may be illicit antiquities.The treasure trove consists of 14 large decorated silver vessels and the copper cauldron which contained them, and has been dated to the… …   Wikipedia

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