utricle, utriculus
(noun) a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open
Source: WordNet® 3.1
utricle (plural utricles)
(anatomy) One of two otolith organs located in the vertebrate inner ear (the other being the saccule).
(anatomy) The prostatic utricle (a small indentation found in the male prostate).
(botany) A dry fruit similar to an achene, found in the beet and dock plants.
Source: Wiktionary
U"tri*cle, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: A microscopic cell in the structure of an egg, animal, or plant.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: A small, thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of goosefoot. Gray.
4. (Anat.)
Definition: A utriculus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
