a small, covered jar, formerly used by druggists to hold pharmaceuticals, now chiefly in household use to hold spices, candies, cosmetics, etc., and sometimes decorated, as a lamp base or flower vase.
APOTHECARY JAR
Meaning of APOTHECARY JAR in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012