bilocular

[bahy-lok-yuh-ler]

bi·loc·u·lar

[bahy-lok-yuh-ler]
adjective Biology.
divided into two chambers or containing two compartments internally.
Also, bi·loc·u·late [bahy-lok-yuh-lit, -leyt] .


Origin:
1775–85; bi-1 + locular
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Bilocular is always a great word to know.
So is genetics. Does it mean:
the ability of a population to maintain or increase its numbers in succeeding generations
the science of heredity, dealing with characteristics of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment
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World English Dictionary
bilocular or biloculate (baɪˈlɒkjʊlə)
 
adj
biology divided into two chambers or cavities: some flowering plants have bilocular ovaries
 
biloculate or biloculate
 
adj

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bilocular bi·loc·u·lar (bī-lŏk'yə-lər) or bi·loc·u·late (-lĭt, -lāt')
adj.
Divided into or containing two chambers.

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