Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

utricular

American  
[yoo-trik-yuh-ler] / yuˈtrɪk yə lər /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or of the nature of a utricle; baglike.

  2. having a utricle or utricles.

Etymology

Origin of utricular

1750–60, < Latin utricul ( us ) utricle + -ar 1

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Napier believes that the ovaries secrete specialized substances which aid in determining menstruation; and that in a less degree the utricular glands and the glands of the Fallopian tubes share in this action.

From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Galbraith, Anna M. (Anna Mary)

Styles, ovaries, and utricular 1–2-seeded capsules 2, distinct.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.