noun
Meaning 1
A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
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Standard Lemma guide
loculus
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noun
Meaning 2
In ancient catacombs and tombs of some types, a small separate chamber or recess cut into the rock, for the reception of a body or urn.
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noun
Meaning 3
One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Meaning 4
One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: locule, loculament
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noun
Meaning 5
a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: locule
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin loculus.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: lòcul — botany: cavity of a compound ovary
- French: loge — botany: cavity of a compound ovary
- German: Fruchtknotenfach — botany: cavity of a compound ovary
- Greek: κοιλότητα (koilótita) — botany: cavity of a compound ovary
- Italian: loculo — botany: cavity of a compound ovary
- Portuguese: lóculo — botany: cavity of a compound ovary
- Spanish: lóculo — botany: cavity of a compound ovary
- Welsh: cellan — botany: cavity of a compound ovary