bilocular

[ bahy-lok-yuh-ler ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. divided into two chambers or containing two compartments internally.

bilocular

/ baɪˈlɒkjʊlə /

adjective

1. biology divided into two chambers or cavities

   some flowering plants have bilocular ovaries

Word History and Origins

Origin of bilocular¹

First recorded in 1775–85; bi- ¹ + locular

Example Sentences

Divided into two cells or compartments; as, a bilocular pericarp.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus in Campanula a five-cleft stigma indicates five carpels; in Bignoniaceae, Scrophulariaceae and Acanthaceae, the two-lobed or bilamellar stigma indicates a bilocular ovary.

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The simple spored rust first makes its appearance, and later the bilocular “mildew.”

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Anthers inserted near the apex of the tube, short, fleshy, bilocular.

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The fruit is quadrangular, bilocular, with two kernels, which on analysis yield an active principle for which the name "Johaneseine" is proposed.

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