- urceolate
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adjective
Etymology: New Latin urceolatus, from Latin urceolus, diminutive of urceus pitcher
Date: 1760
shaped like an urn <urceolate corollas>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
urceolate
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Urceolate — Ur ce*o*late, a. [L. urceolus, dim. of urceus a pitcher or waterpot.] (Nat. Hist.) Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contracted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Urceolate — literally means shaped like an urn or pitcher , with a swollen middle and narrowing top. It is often used in botany to describe a feature of plant morphology.Etymology: Mid 18th century. From Latin urceolus little pitcher , urceus pitcher … Wikipedia
urceolate — [ʉr′sē ə lit, ʉr′sē əlāt΄] adj. [ModL urceolatus < L urceolus, dim. of urceus, vase] shaped like a vase or urn … English World dictionary
urceolate — adjective Shaped like an urn: an urceolate corolla. ]] … Wiktionary
urceolate — /err see euh lit, layt /, adj. shaped like a pitcher; swelling out like the body of a pitcher and contracted at the orifice, as a corolla. [1750 60; < NL urceolatus, equiv. to L urceol(us), dim. of urceus pitcher + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
urceolate — SYN: urceiform. [L. urceolus, dim. of urceus, pitcher] * * * ur·ce·o·late (ər seґə lāt) urceiform … Medical dictionary
urceolate — shaped like a pitcher Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
urceolate — adj. shaped like a vase, shaped like a pitcher … English contemporary dictionary
urceolate — ur·ce·o·late … English syllables
urceolate — ur•ce•o•late [[t]ˈɜr si ə lɪt, ˌleɪt[/t]] adj. bot shaped like a pitcher; swelling out in the middle and contracting at the top, as a corolla • Etymology: 1750–60; < NL urceolātus= L urceol(us), dim. of urceus pitcher + ātus ate I … From formal English to slang
