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.
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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