U"tri*cle (?), n. [L. utriculus a little womb, a calycle, dim. of uter, utris, a bag or bottle made of an animal's hide: cf. F. utricule.]
1.
A little sac or vesicle, as the air cell of fucus, or seaweed.
2. Physiol.
A microscopic cell in the structure of an egg, animal, or plant.
3. Bot.
A small, thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of goosefoot.
Gray.
4. Anat.
A utriculus.
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