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urceolate
[ ur-see-uh-lit, -leyt ]
adjective
- shaped like a pitcher; swelling out like the body of a pitcher and contracted at the orifice, as a corolla.
urceolate
/ -ˌleɪt; ˈɜːsɪəlɪt /
adjective
- biology shaped like an urn or pitcher
an urceolate corolla
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Origin of urceolate1
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Origin of urceolate1
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Example Sentences
Calyx urceolate, 3–5-toothed, becoming enlarged and saccate, contracted at the apex and enclosing the fruit.
Shell smooth, urceolate with regular, circular pores of equal size, of about the same breadth as the bars.
Shell smooth, urceolate, with very delicate and elegant network.
Shell urceolate, smooth, thin-walled, one and a half times as long as broad.
Shell broad, urceolate, smooth, with sharp collar stricture.
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