LOCULUS

locule, loculus

(noun) a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

loculus (plural loculi)

A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.

In ancient catacombs and tombs of some types, a small separate chamber or recess cut into the rock, for the reception of a body or urn.

(zoology) One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.

(botany) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament.

Anagrams

• colulus, ullucos

Source: Wiktionary

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Loc"u*lus, n.; pl. Loculi. Etym: [L., little place, a compartment.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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