Alabastrum

/ˌæl.əˈbæs.trəm/ noun

A Latinized singular form of alabaster vessel; used in scientific or formal classical references to denote a single perfume bottle or container made of alabaster.

Latin adaptation of Greek alabastron, using the Latin neuter singular -um ending. Medieval and Renaissance scholars used this form when writing in Latin about classical objects.

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