utricle

Definition of Utricle in English :

1. utricle, utriculus

a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Utricle

nounWord forms: plural utricles or utriculi (juːˈtrɪkjʊˌlaɪ )

1. anatomy

the larger of the two parts of the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear

Compare saccule

2. botany

the bladder-like one-seeded indehiscent fruit of certain plants, esp sedges

noun

a small sac, vesicle, or baglike part

; specif.,

a. Anatomy

the larger of the two saclike cavities in the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear, communicating with the semicircular canals

b. Botany

a small, one-celled, usually indehiscent fruit with a thin, membranous wall and one or several seeds

n.

Any of various bladderlike structures in a plant or animal, especially:

a. A membranous sac contained within the labyrinth of the inner ear and connected with the semicircular canals.

b. A small bladderlike one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in an amaranth plant.

n.

A small vestigial blind pouch of the prostate gland.