urceolate

[ ur-see-uh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

1. shaped like a pitcher; swelling out like the body of a pitcher and contracted at the orifice, as a corolla.

urceolate

/ -ˌleɪt; ˈɜːsɪəlɪt /

adjective

1. biology shaped like an urn or pitcher

   an urceolate corolla

Word History and Origins

Origin of urceolate¹

1750–60; < New Latin urceolātus, equivalent to Latin urceol ( us ), diminutive of urceus pitcher + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of urceolate¹

C18: via New Latin urceolātus, from Latin urceolus diminutive of urceus a pitcher

Example Sentences

Calyx urceolate, 3–5-toothed, becoming enlarged and saccate, contracted at the apex and enclosing the fruit.

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Shell smooth, urceolate with regular, circular pores of equal size, of about the same breadth as the bars.

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Shell smooth, urceolate, with very delicate and elegant network.

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Shell urceolate, smooth, thin-walled, one and a half times as long as broad.

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Shell broad, urceolate, smooth, with sharp collar stricture.

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