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unilocular

American  
[yoo-nuh-lok-yuh-ler] / ˌyu nəˈlɒk yə lər /

adjective

Biology.

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

unilocular British  
/ ˌjuːnɪˈlɒkjʊlə /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of unilocular

First recorded in 1745–55; uni- + locular

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

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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