Locule

Locule (Plural locules) [ Botany ]
Synonym: Loculus (Plural loculi)

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names


	A locule is a more or less closed compartment, cavity, or chamber within a cell, or an organ or part of a plant.

For examples: In an ovary: A locule is the cavity containing the ovules. In an anther: A locule is the compartment that contains the pollen. In a fruit: A locule is a chamber or cavity of a fruit.

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