Word type: noun
1. In Roman antiquity, a wine-vase; an amphora.
2. A vase of bottle-shaped form, generally in unfamiliar wares, as Levantine, Persian, or the like.
This figure shows also the cochlea, marked lagena, in which the organ of hearing of mammals (the organ of Corti) is located.
Note: The word 'lagena' comes from a Latin word meaning 'flask'.