locule

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noun

A little hollow; a loculus.

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Meanings

nounlocule (plural locules)

plural locules

  1. biologyA little hollow; a loculus.
  2. biologyAny of the cells of a compound ovary of a plant; a loculus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal

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Broader
cavitybodily cavitycavum
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Compare French locule. See loculus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cuelloleucol
Cite this entry
APA

locule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locule

MLA

“locule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “locule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locule.

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