unilocular

[ yoo-nuh-lok-yuh-ler ]

adjective

, Biology.

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

unilocular

/ ˌjuːnɪˈlɒkjʊlə /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of unilocular¹

First recorded in 1745–55; uni- + locular

Example Sentences

It may have one cell or cavity, being unilocular; or many, multilocular, &c.

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The follicle is a dry unilocular many-seeded fruit, formed from one carpel and dehiscing by the ventral suture.

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Unilocular, ū-ni-lok′ū-lar, adj. having but one loculus or cavity, as the heart of an amphioxus.

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Ovary rudimentary in the male flower; unilocular and uniovulate in the female.

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

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