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unilocular

[ yoo-nuh-lok-yuh-ler ]

adjective

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


unilocular

/ ËŒÂá³Ü˲Ôɪˈ±ôÉ’°ìÂáÊŠ±ôÉ™ /

adjective

  1. (esp of a plant ovary or anther) having or consisting of a single chamber or cavity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of unilocular1

First recorded in 1745–55; uni- + locular
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Unicamerate, Å«-ni-kam′e-rÄt, adj. having one chamber or loculus, unilocular.

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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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In function the perianth may be compared with a unilocular ovary containing a single ovule; the projecting integument, which at the time of pollination secretes a drop of liquid, serves the same purpose as the style and stigma of an angiosperm.

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Cysts may be simple, unilocular or multilocular, and may attain an enormous size.

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The largest class are the unilocular, or simple, external galls, divided by Lacaze-Duthiers into those with and those without a superficial protective layer or rind, and composed of hard, or spongy, or cellular tissue.

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