loculus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal
    locule.

WordNet

Loc"u*lus noun
Etymology
L., little place, a compartment.
Wordforms
plural Loculi
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.
  2. (Bot.) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament.

Webster 1913