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URCEOLATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does urceolate mean?
• URCEOLATE (adjective)
The adjective URCEOLATE has 1 sense:
1. urn-shaped; large below and contracted toward the mouth
Familiarity information: URCEOLATE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Urn-shaped; large below and contracted toward the mouth
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Pertainym:
urceole (a vessel that holds water for washing the hands)
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