"locule" meaning in English

See locule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: locules [plural]
Etymology: Compare French locule. See loculus. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|locule}} French locule Head templates: {{en-noun}} locule (plural locules)
  1. (zoology) A little hollow; a loculus.
    Sense id: en-locule-en-noun-vhuBcvxy Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (botany) Any of the cells of a compound ovary of a plant; a loculus.
    Sense id: en-locule-en-noun-1B2aeS5z Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Plant anatomy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 23 77 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ascolocular, bilocular, loculed

Inflected forms

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