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Meaning of UTRICULAR

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\U*tric"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. utriculaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to a utricle, or utriculus; containing,
   or furnished with, a utricle or utricles; utriculate; as,
   a utricular plant.
2. Resembling a utricle or bag, whether large or minute; --
   said especially with reference to the condition of certain
   substances, as sulphur, selenium, etc., when condensed
   from the vaporous state and deposited upon cold bodies, in
   which case they assume the form of small globules filled
   with liquid.
 
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