urceolate

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/ˈɜː(ɹ)sɪəleɪt/

adjective

Shaped like an urn.

“an urceolate corolla”

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveurceolate (comparative more urceolate, superlative most urceolate)

comparative more urceolate · superlative most urceolate

  1. biologyShaped like an urn.

    an urceolate corolla

  2. Having an urceolus.

    an urceolate rotifer

Origin

  1. Latinurceolatus
  2. Englishurceolate

From the Latin urceolatus, from urceolus, diminutive of urceus.

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Translations

German krugförmig
  • krugförmigurn-shaped
Portuguese urceolado
  • urceoladourn-shaped
Spanish urceolado
  • urceoladourn-shaped
Cite this entry
APA

urceolate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urceolate

MLA

“urceolate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urceolate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urceolate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urceolate.

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