Entry: solander (n.)
In context: "Different-colored beanies spill from the rolling solander box, whose lock's hasp is broken and protrudes like a tongue as it rolls."
Definition: A box made in the form of a book, used for holding botanical specimens, papers, maps, etc.
Other:
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 342
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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