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Definition: AMPULLACEOUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb ampullaceously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(ampullaceously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective ampullaceous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Ampullaceous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Ampullaceous \Am`pul*la"ceous\, adjective. [Latin expression ampullaceus, from ampulla.]. (references)

Common Expressions: AMPULLACEOUS

Expressions Definition
Ampullaceous sac (Zo["o]l.), one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal cells. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: AMPULLACEOUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb ampullaceously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(ampullaceously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective ampullaceous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "AMPULLACEOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Ampullaceous \Am`pul*la"ceous\, adjective. [Latin expression ampullaceus, from ampulla.]. (references)

Common Expressions: AMPULLACEOUS

ExpressionsDefinition
Ampullaceous sac(Zo["o]l.), one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal cells. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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