[lok-yool] 
| a small compartment or chamber, as the pollen-containing cavity within an anther. |
| loc·ule (lŏk'yōōl) n. pl. loc·ules or loc·u·li (-lī') A small cavity or compartment within an organ or part of an animal or plant, as any of the cavities within a plant ovary. [Latin loculus, little place, diminutive of locus, place.] |
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.
locule (lŏk'y l) 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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