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locule

American  
[lok-yool] / ˈlɒk yul /

noun

Biology.

  1. a small compartment or chamber, as the pollen-containing cavity within an anther.

locule British  
/ ˈlɒkjʊləs, ˈlɒkjuːl /

noun

  1. botany any of the chambers of an ovary or anther

  2. biology any small cavity or chamber

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locule Scientific  
/ lŏk′yo̅o̅l /

  1. A small cavity or compartment within an organ or part of an animal or plant, as any of the cavities within a plant ovary in which the ovules develop.

Etymology

Origin of locule

1885–90; < French < Latin loculus; loculus

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