solander
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From D. C. Solander, Swedish botanist.
Noun[edit]
solander (plural solanders)
- A box, in the form of a book, used for keeping botanical specimens etc; drop-spine or clamshell box
- 1991, Museum studies, Volumes 17-18[1], Digitized edition, Art Institute of Chicago, published 2011, page 93:
- Among the many unmatted drawings in the solander box was a large, colorful chalk and pastel Christ Child on greenish-blue laid paper ...