Defn: Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contrasted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla.
URCEOLE
Ur"ce*ole, n. Etym: [See Urceolate.] (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: A vessel for water for washing the hands; also, one to hold wine or water.
URCEOLUS
Ur*ce"o*lus, n.; pl. Urceoli. Etym: [L., a little pitcher.] (Bot.)
Defn: Any urn-shaped organ of a plant.
URCHIN Ur"chin, n. Etym: [OE. urchon, irchon, a hedgehog, OF. ireçon, eriçon, heri, herichon, F. hérisson, a derivative fr. L. ericius, from er a hedgehog, for her; akin to Gr. Herisson.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A hedgehog.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A sea urchin. See Sea urchin.