amphorae (0 synonym found)

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Definition of amphorae:

(n) : (chiefly historical) A large vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.
(n) : (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 80 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 26 L although differing slightly over time.
(n) : (historical) A Roman unit of ship capacity, similar to tonnage.
(n) : (botany) A lower valve of a fruit that opens transversely.

Definition of amphorae:

(n) : (chiefly historical) A large vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.
(n) : (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 80 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 26 L although differing slightly over time.
(n) : (historical) A Roman unit of ship capacity, similar to tonnage.
(n) : (botany) A lower valve of a fruit that opens transversely.

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