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

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  1. a. Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.
  2. a. 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.
  3. adj. involving only one part or side
  4. adj. tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only
  5. 1. Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided. 2. (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.
  6. Pertaining to one side; one-sided; as, a unilateral raceme, inwhich the flowers grow only on one side of a common axis, or are allturned to one side. Unilateral contract (Law), a contract orengagement requiring future action only by one party.
  7. j:100 a. involving only one part or side s. tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only