urceolate

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: ur=ce=o=late

CIDE DICTIONARY

urceolate, a. [L. urceolus, dim. of urceus a pitcher or waterpot.].

 Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contracted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

urceolate, adj. Bot. having the shape of a pitcher, with a large body and small mouth.

Etymology

L urceolus dimin. of urceus pitcher