ampulla

noun4

1. •
   A vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil.

   • Miraculously moist, the chrism was kept in an ampulla in Reims cathedral where the coronations of the kings of France were held. — 2002
2. •
   (historical) An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel.
3. •
   The dilated end of a duct.
4. •
   The spongiole of a root.