Utricle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Utricle \U"tri*cle\, n. [L. utriculus a little womb, a calycle,
     dim. of uter, utris, a bag or bottle made of an animal's
     hide: cf. F. utricule.]
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     1. A little sac or vesicle, as the air cell of fucus, or
        seaweed.


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     2. (Physiol.) A microscopic cell in the structure of an egg,
        animal, or plant.
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     3. (Bot.) A small, thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of
        goosefoot. --Gray.
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     4. (Anat.) A utriculus.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  utricle
       n : a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open [syn:
           {utriculus}]