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unilocular
[ yoo-nuh-lok-yuh-ler ]
adjective
, Biology.
- having or consisting of only one loculus, chamber, or cell.
unilocular
/ ˌjuːnɪˈlɒkjʊlə /
adjective
- (esp of a plant ovary or anther) having or consisting of a single chamber or cavity
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unilocular1
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Example Sentences
It may have one cell or cavity, being unilocular; or many, multilocular, &c.
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The follicle is a dry unilocular many-seeded fruit, formed from one carpel and dehiscing by the ventral suture.
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Unilocular, ū-ni-lok′ū-lar, adj. having but one loculus or cavity, as the heart of an amphioxus.
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Ovary rudimentary in the male flower; unilocular and uniovulate in the female.
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Pistillate: the receptacle dilates in its lower part in form of a globose vase and encloses the unilocular pluriovulate ovary.
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