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E*loc"u*lar (*lk"*lr), a. [Pref. e- + locular.] Having but one cell, or cavity; not divided by a septum or partition.
El`o*cu"tion (?), n. [L. elocutio, fr. eloqui, elocutus, to speak out: cf. F. élocution. See Eloquent.] 1. Utterance by speech. [R.]
[Fruit] whose taste . . .
Gave elocution to the mute, and taught
The tongue not made for speech to speak thy praise.
Milton.
2. Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution. "The elocution of a reader." Whately