urceolusn.
/əːˈsiːələs/ (See quots. 1866, 18861.)
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the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [noun] > bag- or bottle-like part
purse?a1425
vesicle1670
vesicula1705
utricle1731
utriculus1753
bladder1777
sac1830
utricule1830
urceolus1832
pocket1862
1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 104 The true nature of the urceolus.
1845 Encycl. Metrop. XXV. 1006/1 Corolla [of Vahia] urceolate; ovarium girded by an entire urceolus.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1193/2 Urceolus, the two confluent bracts of Carex; any flask-shaped or cup-shaped anomalous organ.
1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 4/2 Several genera [of Rotifera] present an external casing or sheath or tube which is termed an ‘urceolus’.
1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 5/1 The urceolus serves as a defence.
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n.1832- reading party
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