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uniˈlocular, a.|juːnɪ-| [f. uni- + locular a. Cf. mod.L. ūniloculāris and F. uniloculaire (1771).] Having, consisting of, characterized by only one loculus (in various senses); one-celled.
1753Chambers' Cycl. Suppl. App., Unilocular, in botany, is applied to a capsule having but one cell. 1762Phil. Trans. LIII. 83 An oblong, oval striated unilocular seedvessel. 1815W. Wood Gen. Conchol. p. lx, The Paper Nautilus, the Cowries, the Olives, etc. are unilocular shells. 1860Pirrie Surg. 607 The unilocular cystic tumour. 1867J. Hogg Microsc. ii. ii. 376 The Polythalamia or Multilocular Rhizopods, in their earliest state are unilocular. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 634 A vesicle of H[erpes] Zoster at its height is a unilocular cavity. Hence unilocuˈlarity, unilocular character or formation.
1819Lindley tr. Richard's Observ. Fruits & Seeds 11 Unilocularity (provided there be no abortion) always establishes the unity of fruit. 1839A. Gray Lett. (1893) I. 150 The unilocularity of the anthers. |