loculose

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adjective

Divided by locules (internal partitions inside cells).

“The pith of the pokeweed is loculose.”

OriginLatin loculosus →
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Meanings

adjectiveloculose (comparative more loculose, superlative most loculose)

comparative more loculose · superlative most loculose · alternative loculous

  1. biologyDivided by locules (internal partitions inside cells).

    The pith of the pokeweed is loculose.

Origin

  1. Latinloculosus
  2. Englishloculose

From Latin loculosus. See loculament and locule.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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