loc·ule

(lŏk′yo͞ol) or loc·u·lus (-yə-ləs)

n. pl. loc·ules or loc·u·li (-lī′)

A small cavity or compartment within an organ or part of an animal or plant, as any of the cavities within a plant ovary.

[Latin loculus, little place, diminutive of locus, place.]

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loc•ule

(ˈlɒk yul)

n.

a small compartment or chamber, as the pollen-containing cavity within an anther. Also called loculus.

[1885–90; < French < Latin loculus; see loculus]

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Noun

loculus - a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal

locule

bodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

Translations

loc·u·lus

n. lóculo, cavidad pequeña.

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