unilocular

[ yoo-nuh-lok-yuh-ler ]

/ ˌyu nəˈlɒk yə lər /

adjective Biology.

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

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Origin of unilocular

First recorded in 1745–55; uni- + locular

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Examples from the Web for unilocular

Ovary rudimentary in the male flower; unilocular and uniovulate in the female.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
In this case the ovary is unilocular, and the placentas are parietal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
Pistillate: the receptacle dilates in its lower part in form of a globose vase and encloses the unilocular pluriovulate ovary.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
The cysts thus formed may be unilocular or multilocular, and intra-cystic papillary vegetations frequently grow from their walls.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

It may thus be unilocular or multilocular, one- or many-seeded.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for unilocular

unilocular

/ (ˌjuːnɪˈlɒkjʊlə) /

adjective

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

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Medicine definitions for unilocular

unilocular

[ yōō′nə-lŏk′yə-lər ]

adj.

Having a single compartment or cavity; monolocular.