Urceolate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  urceolate
       adj : urn-shaped; large below and contracted toward the mouth