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AMPULLACEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
ampullaceous (comparative more ampullaceous, superlative most ampullaceous)
Shaped like a swollen bottle.
Source: Wiktionary
Am`pul*la"ceous, a. Etym: [L. ampullaceus, fr. ampulla.]
Definition: Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling. Kirby. Ampullaceous sac (Zoƶl.), one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal cells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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