unilocular

American  

[yoo-nuh-lok-yuh-ler] / ˌyu nəˈlɒk yə lər /

adjective

Biology.

1. having or consisting of only one loculus, chamber, or cell.

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unilocular British  

/ ˌjuːnɪˈlɒkjʊlə /

adjective

1. (esp of a plant ovary or anther) having or consisting of a single chamber or cavity

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Etymology

Origin of unilocular

First recorded in 1745–55; uni- + locular

Example Sentences

The cysts thus formed may be unilocular or multilocular, and intra-cystic papillary vegetations frequently grow from their walls.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

As the fruit develops, the soft tissue of the septa extends between the single seeds; the ripe fruit is thus unilocular and many-seeded.

From Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Knapp, Arthur William

Ranney speaks of the successful removal of a unilocular tumor weighing 95 pounds; and Wall tells of a death after removal of an ovarian tumor of the same weight.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Ovary pedunculate, lanceolate, unilocular, with many ovules in 2 series, inserted on the parietal placentæ.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

I may remark, that the opinion of M. Richard,* who considers these grains, or masses, as unilocular antherae, each of which constitutes a male flower, seems to be attended with nearly equal difficulties.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker