utricle

One entry found for utricle.

Main Entry: utri·cle
Pronunciation: 'yü-tri-k&l
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin utriculus, diminutive of uter leather bag
: any of various small pouches or saccate parts of an animal or plant: as a : the part of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear into which the semicircular canals open b : a small usually indehiscent one-seeded fruit with thin membranous pericarp
- utric·u·lar /yu-'tri-ky&-l&r/ adjective