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noun
A little hollow; a loculus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Any of the cells of a compound ovary of a plant; a loculus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: loculus
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Broader terms: cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
History
Compare French locule. See loculus.
