locule

[lok-yool]

loc·ule

[lok-yool]
noun Biology.
a small compartment or chamber, as the pollen-containing cavity within an anther.
Also called loculus.


Origin:
1885–90; < French < Latin loculus; see loculus
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Locule is always a great word to know.
So is metamorphosis. Does it mean:
the ability of a population to maintain or increase its numbers in succeeding generations
profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and then to the adult butterfly
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locule or loculus (ˈlɒkjuːl, ˈlɒkjʊləs)
 
n , pl locules, loculi
1.  botany any of the chambers of an ovary or anther
2.  biology any small cavity or chamber
 
[C19: New Latin, from Latin: compartment, from locus place]
 
loculus or loculus (ˈlɒkjuːl, ˈlɒkjʊləs, ˈlɒkjʊˌlaɪ)
 
n
 
[C19: New Latin, from Latin: compartment, from locus place]

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Medical Dictionary

locule loc·ule (lŏk'y&oomacr;l) or loc·u·lus (-yə-ləs)
n.
A small cavity or compartment within an organ or a part of an animal.

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locule   (lŏk'yl)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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