Meanings
adjectivemultilocular (comparative more multilocular, superlative most multilocular)
comparative more multilocular · superlative most multilocular
- Having multiple or many locules or loculi (chambers, cells, or compartments).
Apothecia lecanoroid; multilocular; each cell containing a single theke; paraphyses deficient.
1882, Edward Tuckerman, Henry Willey, A Synopsis of the North American Lichens (part 1)Synonyms: multiloculate, multiloculated, plurilocular
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving multiple or many locules or loculi (chambers, cells, or compartments).
Origin
By surface analysis, multi- + locule + -ar.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French pluriloculaire, multiloculaire
- pluriloculaireTranslations
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APA
multilocular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multilocular
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“multilocular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multilocular. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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