utricle

utricle
utricle [yoo trik′yə ləs]
n.
pl. utriculi [yo͞o trik′yəlī΄yo͞o′tri kəl]
n.
[< Fr or L: Fr utricule < L utriculus, little bag or bottle, dim. of uter, leather bag, wineskin, prob. via Etr < Gr hydria, water bag, jug < hydor, WATER]
a small sac, vesicle, or baglike part; specif.,
a) Anat. the larger of the two saclike cavities in the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear, communicating with the semicircular canals
b) Bot. a small, one-celled, usually indehiscent fruit with a thin, membranous wall and one or several seeds: Also utriculus [yoo trik′yə ləs]
n.
utriculi [yo͞o trik′yəlī΄]
utricular [yoo trik′yə lər]
adj.

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