ALL meanings of utricle
u·tri·cle
U u - noun utricle a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed. 1
- noun utricle Botany. a thin bladderlike pericarp or seed vessel. 1
- noun utricle Anatomy. the larger of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. Compare saccule (def 1). 1
- noun utricle the larger of the two parts of the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear 0
- noun utricle the bladder-like one-seeded indehiscent fruit of certain plants, esp sedges 0
- noun utricle a small sac, vesicle, or baglike part 0
- noun utricle the larger of the two saclike cavities in the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear, communicating with the semicircular canals 0
- noun utricle a small, one-celled, usually indehiscent fruit with a thin, membranous wall and one or several seeds 0
- noun utricle (anatomy) One of two otolith organs located in the vertebrate inner ear (the other being the saccule). 0
- noun utricle (anatomy) The prostatic utricle (a small indentation found in the male prostate). 0
- noun utricle (botany) A dry fruit similar to an achene, found in the beet and dock plants. 0