Urceolate literally means `shaped like an urn or pitcher`, with a swollen middle and narrowing top. It is often used in botany to describe a feature of plant morphology. Examples of urceolate plant structures are the pitchers of many species of the pitcher plant genera Sarracenia and Nepenthes. ==Etymology== Mid-18th century. From Latin urceolus..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urceolate