Emily Dickinson Lexicon

vase, n. [L. vās, vessel.] (webplay: flower-pots).

1. A vessel, differing from a bowl in its relative height, to hold flowers (normally cut or picked) for display, and usually containing water to prolong their freshness. 903/ I hide myself within my flower, / That fading from your Vase, / You, unsuspecting, feel for me - / Almost a loneliness. /
2. [NW] 5. Among florists, the calyx of a plant. Cyc. (NW has “FLORIST, n. [Fr. fleuriste.] 1. A cultivator of flowers; one skilled in flowers. Thomson. 2. One who writes a flora, or an account of flowers. Encyc.” He also ends his etymological note to CALYX with “It has been confounded with, calix, a cup.”) Cf. also EDL entry for “vat” above.)