noun🔗ShareA two-handled jar with a narrow neck that was used in ancient times to store or carry wine or oil."The museum displayed a large, clay amphora that once held olive oil thousands of years ago. "archaeologyutensilmaterialhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of various units for measuring liquid or volume during the Roman Empire, measuring between 18.5 and 39 litres depending on the variant."The farmer estimated his olive oil yield by saying, "This year, I hope to produce about fifty amphorae of oil from my grove." "archaeologyhistoryunitutensildrinkcommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAncient unit of volume, for the measurement of the internal capacity of a ship."To determine the ship's total cargo capacity, they measured its hold using the amphora, calculating how many units of volume it could contain. "nauticalarchaeologyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIn botany, the lower valve of the fruit that opens transversely."After the poppy seed pod dried, the amphora detached, scattering seeds onto the ground. "plantbiologypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
