unilocular

[ yoo-nuh-lok-yuh-ler ]

/ ˌyu nəˈlɒk yə lər /

adjective Biology.

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

Nearby words

uniliteral, unillusioned, unilobar, unilobed, unilocal, unilocular, unilocular cyst, unilocular joint, unimaginable, unimaginative, unimagined

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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unilocular

adjective Biology.

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Origin of unilocular

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British Dictionary definitions for unilocular

unilocular

adjective

Medicine definitions for unilocular

unilocular

adj.