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loc⋅u⋅lus

  [lok-yuh-luhs]
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–noun, plural -li  [-lahy, -lee] .
1. Biology. locule.
2. Ecclesiastical. a compartment in an altar, in which relics are kept.
3. a recess in an ancient catacomb or tomb, where a body or cinerary urn was placed.
Origin:
1855–60; < NL, special use of L loculus, dim. of locus place; see locus, -ule

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; < F < L loculus; see loculus
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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.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: loc·u·lus
Pronunciation: 'läk-y&-l&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural loc·u·li /-"lIalso -"lE/
: a small chamber or cavity especially in a plant or animal body loculijoined —Lancet>
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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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