locule, loculus
(noun) a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• colulus, ullucos
Source: Wiktionary
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
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
