bilocular

[ bahy-lok-yuh-ler ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. divided into two chambers or containing two compartments internally.

bilocular

/ baɪˈlɒkjʊlə /

adjective

1. biology divided into two chambers or cavities

   some flowering plants have bilocular ovaries

Word History and Origins

Origin of bilocular¹

First recorded in 1775–85; bi- ¹ + locular

Example Sentences

The simple spored rust first makes its appearance, and later the bilocular “mildew.”

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Anthers inserted near the apex of the tube, short, fleshy, bilocular.

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This characteristic shape is found neither in the Spyroidea (with bilocular cephalis) nor in the Cyrtoidea (with simple cephalis).

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In the first and original family, the Zygospyrida, the shell is represented by the bilocular cephalis only.

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Preputial calculus (calculus in the sheath, or bilocular cavity).

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