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loculus
CIDE DICTIONARY
loculus, n. [L., little place, a compartment.].
- One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa. [1913 Webster]
- One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
loculus, n. (pl. loculi) Zool., Anat., & Bot. each of a number of small separate cavities.
Derivative
locular adj.
Etymology
L, dimin. of locus: see LOCUS
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