unilocular

[ yoo-nuh-lok-yuh-ler ]

/ ˌyu nəˈlɒk yə lər /

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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

Words nearby unilocular

unilinear, unilingual, uniliteral, unillusioned, unilobed, unilocular, unimaginable, unimaginative, unimagined, Unimak Island, unimodal

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How to use unilocular in a sentence

It may have one cell or cavity, being unilocular; or many, multilocular, &c.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
The follicle is a dry unilocular many-seeded fruit, formed from one carpel and dehiscing by the ventral suture.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
Unilocular, ū-ni-lok′ū-lar, adj. having but one loculus or cavity, as the heart of an amphioxus.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Ovary rudimentary in the male flower; unilocular and uniovulate in the female.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera

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

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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