unilocular
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of unilocular
Example Sentences
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Cysts may be simple, unilocular or multilocular, and may attain an enormous size.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
Ovary rudimentary in the male flower; unilocular and uniovulate in the female.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
Ovary pedunculate, lanceolate, unilocular, with many ovules in 2 series, inserted on the parietal placentæ.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
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 William Griffith
These spores are white, unilocular, and filled with a plastic matter of homogeneous appearance.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
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