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Unilateral adj.

Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.

(Biol.) Pertaining to one side; one-sided; as, a unilateral raceme, in which the flowers grow only on one side of a common axis, or are all turned to one side.

Unilateral contract (Law), a contract or engagement requiring future action only by one party.

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Etymology of 'Unilateral'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Unilateral" Quotes from Famous Books

... axil of a bract; no bractioles interspersed, hence we may expect racemose or spicate partial inflorescences. The perianth is unilateral, 5 cleft, the two smaller segments, which are intermediate, being internal, or belonging to a different series. Within this petaloid perianth is a membranous one, together with a boat-shaped bracteolate body, entire. ...

— Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The - Neighbouring Countries • William Griffith

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