utricle

1. A membranous sac contained within the labyrinth of the inner ear and connected with the semicircular canals.
2. Botany. A small bladderlike one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in the amaranth.

[Latin utriculus, diminutive of uter, utr-, leather bottle, possibly from Greek hudria, water vessel, from hudōr, water.]

[Latin utriculus, sac, diminutive of uterus, uterus.]

A membranous sac contained within the labyrinth of the inner ear and connected with the semicircular canals.

A small vestigial blind pouch of the prostate gland; the prostatic utricle.

1. any small sac.
2. the larger of the two divisions of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear. Called also utriculus.

• prostatic u., urethral u. — a small blind pouch in the substance of the prostate.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open
  Synonym: utriculus

Utricle ("pouch") can refer to:

• Utricle (ear)
• Prostatic utricle
• a fruit type, similar to achene, found in beet and dock

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