bilocular

/bai'lɔkjulə/

Thân thiện

The botanist examines the bilocular seed capsule under a magnifying glass.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Divided into or containing two cells or chambers: Describes a structure, typically in biology or botany, that is partitioned into two distinct compartments or cavities.
   • Having a bilocular capsule: Specifically used in botany to describe a seed capsule or fruit that is divided into two internal chambers.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The botanist identified the fruit as bilocular due to its two distinct seed chambers.
  • A bilocular anther is a common feature in some plant families.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Biological Context: The term is almost exclusively used in scientific descriptions, particularly in botany, zoology, and anatomy, to describe the internal division of an organ or structure.
  • The ovary of the plant was bilocular, each locale containing several ovules.

Variants and Related Words

• Biloculate (adj): A less common variant with the same meaning.
• Unilocular (adj): The antonym, meaning having a single cell or chamber.
• Multilocular (adj): Having many cells or chambers.

Synonyms

• Two-celled
• Two-chambered
• Bicameral (Note: "Bicameral" is more common in political science for a two-chamber legislature, but can be used in biological contexts as well.)

Antonyms

• Unilocular
• Single-celled

Học thuật

Adjective

1. divided into or containing two cells or chambers
   • having a bilocular capsule

Từ đồng nghĩa

• biloculate