URCEOLATE

urceolate

(adjective) urn-shaped; large below and contracted toward the mouth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

urceolate (comparative more urceolate, superlative most urceolate)

(botany) Shaped like an urn.

Having an urceolus.

Source: Wiktionary


Ur"ce*o*late, Ur"ce*late, a. Etym: [L. urceolus, dim. of urceus a pitcher or waterpot.] (Nat. Hist.)

Definition: Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contrasted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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