locellate

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adjective

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

OriginLatin locellus →
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Meanings

adjectivelocellate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDivided into secondary compartments or cells, as where one cavity is separated into several smaller ones

Origin

  1. Latinlocellus“compartment”
  2. Englishlocellate

Latin locellus (“compartment”), diminutive of locus (“place”).

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APA

locellate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locellate

MLA

“locellate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locellate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “locellate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locellate.

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