loculus

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noun

A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.

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loculeloculament
OriginLatin loculus →
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Meanings

nounloculus (plural loculi)

plural loculi

  1. A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
  2. 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.
  3. biologyOne of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.
  4. biologyOne of the compartments of a several-celled ovary.

    Synonyms: locule, loculament

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne of the compartments of a several-celled ovary.

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loculeloculament

More synonyms by meaning

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

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locule
Broader
cavitybodily cavitycavum
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locule

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinloculus
  2. Latinloculus
  3. Englishloculus

Borrowed from Latin loculus.

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Translations

Catalan lòcul
  • lòculbotany: cavity of a compound ovary
French loge
  • logebotany: cavity of a compound ovary
German Fruchtknotenfach
  • Fruchtknotenfachbotany: cavity of a compound ovary
Greek κοιλότητα
  • κοιλότητα (koilótita)botany: cavity of a compound ovary
Italian loculo
  • loculobotany: cavity of a compound ovary
Portuguese lóculo
  • lóculobotany: cavity of a compound ovary
Spanish lóculo
  • lóculobotany: cavity of a compound ovary
Welsh cellan
  • cellanbotany: cavity of a compound ovary

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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