# Utricle

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**Utricle** (Latin: *utriculus*, diminutive of *uter, utris*, meaning "leather bag") may refer to:

- [Utricle (ear)](/source/Utricle_(ear)), a part of the inner ear - [Macula of utricle](/source/Macula_of_utricle)
- [Utricle](/source/Perigynium), inner glume around ovary of *Carex* sedge plant. Also known as perigynium
- [Utricle (fruit)](/source/Utricle_(fruit)), a type of dry fruit similar to an achene
- [Utricle (seaweed)](/source/Utricle_(seaweed)), an air filled sac in certain [seaweeds](/source/Seaweed)
- [Prostatic utricle](/source/Prostatic_utricle), a small indentation in the prostate

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