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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

/ ²õəˈ±ôæ²Ô»åÉ™ /

noun

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

Origin of solander1

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

Origin of solander1

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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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