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 true place of Moringa seems to be near Xanthophyllum with which genus it has some remarkable points of resemblance, witness the papilionaceous corolla; unilocular stamina, their situation, ovary, placentation, and lastly glandulation.

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

Ovaries 2, united at base, free above, unilocular.

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

In this case the ovary is unilocular, and the placentas are parietal.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

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

Pistillate: the receptacle dilates in its lower part in form of a globose vase and encloses the unilocular pluriovulate ovary.

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