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urceole

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A vessel for water or washing the hands in Roman Catholicism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A disc in the center of a flower, often resembling a thickening of the corolla, which holds the carpels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

a vessel that holds water for washing the hands

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: vessel

History

Etymology

From Latin urceolus.