locule

[ lok-yool ]

noun

, Biology.

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

locule

/ ˈlɒkjʊləs; ˈlɒkjuːl /

noun

1. botany any of the chambers of an ovary or anther
2. biology any small cavity or chamber

locule

/ 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of locule¹

1885–90; < French < Latin loculus; loculus

Word History and Origins

Origin of locule¹

C19: New Latin, from Latin: compartment, from locus place

Example Sentences

Here, Locule mi! my pocket-book—or rather, to stretch a bad pun till it bursts, my pocket-dictionary—I require the aid of your benevolently-squandered talents for the correction of these proofs.

From Project Gutenberg

I heard a whispering in the passage; and I do not deny that my heart beat high with new hopes, as I caught unwillingly the words— "Such a forehead!—such an eye!—such a contour of feature as that!—Locule mi—that boy ought not to be mending trousers."

From Project Gutenberg