LOCULAMENT

Etymology

Noun

loculament (plural loculaments)

(botany) The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged.

Source: Wiktionary


Loc"u*la*ment, n. Etym: [L. loculamentum case, box, fr. loculus a compartment, dim. of locus place.] (Bot.)

Definition: The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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