utricular

[ yoo-trik-yuh-ler ]

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of utricular¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

Patches bare of villi correspond with smooth areas on the surface of the uterine mucosa in which numerous utricular glands open.

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So it does in Amaranth (Fig. 387), forming a one-seeded utricular pyxis.

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