n.
Pronunciation: ' yü-tri-k ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin utriculus, diminutive of uter leather bag
Date: 1731
: any of various small pouches or saccate parts of an animal or plant: as a : the part of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear into which the semicircular canals open b : a small usually indehiscent one-seeded fruit with thin membranous pericarp
– utric · u · lar \ yu ̇ - ' tri-ky ə -l ə r \ adjective