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▪ I. utricular, a.1|juːˈtrɪkjʊlə(r)|
[f. L. ūtricul-us small leathern bag, utriculus1 + -ar1. Cf. F. utriculaire.]
1. Of the nature of, resembling or like, a utricle.
1760J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. xviii. (1765) 211 Utricular, like little Bottles. 1775Ellis in Phil. Trans. LXVI. 8 The Gorgonia..has no series of utricular vessels, as the transverse vessels of wood are called by Malpighi. 1822J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 92 The bottle encrinite, possessing a utricular form. 1856W. Clark Van der Hoeven's Zool. I. 184 Body utricular, roundish, marked with transverse rugæ. 1858[see utricle1 3]. 1881Bentham in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. XVIII. 367 A single utricular glume enclosing the flower.
2. Composed of utricles or small bladders.
1835Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 2) 5 Cellular, Utricular, or Vesicular tissue, generally, consists of little bladders..adhering together in masses. 1849Henfrey in Rep. & Papers Bot. (Ray Soc.) 163 In such cases the cavities appear like utricles. This utricular structure [etc.].
▪ II. uˈtricular, a.2
[f. L. utricul-us little womb, etc. (utriculus2) + -ar1. Cf. F. utriculaire.]
Of or pertaining to the uterus or abdomen; uterine.
1827J. Forbes tr. Laennec's Dis. Chest (ed. 2) 58 The entrance and escape of the air through the wound gave rise to an extremely distinct utricular buzzing. 1857Bullock Cazeaux' Midwif. 180 The utricular glands also become visibly enlarged. 1871A. Meadows Man. Midwifery (ed. 2) 21 the lining membrane of the uterus..appears to be made up of a countless number of small tubes, the utricular glands or follicles. |