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单词 locule
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locule

[ lok-yool ]
/ ˈlɒk yul /

noun Biology.

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

Origin of locule

1885–90; <French <Latin loculus;see loculus

Words nearby locule

Locrian, Locris, locular, loculate, loculation, locule, loculicidal, loculus, locum tenens, locus, locus classicus
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British Dictionary definitions for locule

locule

loculus (ˈlɒkjʊləs)

/ (ˈlɒkjuːl) /

noun plural locules or loculi (ˈlɒkjʊˌlaɪ)

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

Word Origin for locule

C19: New Latin, from Latin: compartment, from locus place
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for locule

locule
[ lŏkyōōl ]

n.

A small cavity or compartment within an organ or a part of an animal.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for locule

locule
[ lŏkyōōl ]

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.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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