LOCELLATE

Etymology

Adjective

locellate (not comparable)

(botany) Divided into secondary compartments or cells, as where one cavity is separated into several smaller ones.

Source: Wiktionary


Lo*cel"late, a. Etym: [L. locellus a compartment, dim. of locus a place.] (Bot.)

Definition: Divided into secondary compartments or cells, as where one cavity is separated into several smaller ones.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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