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locule
[lok-yool]
noun
a small compartment or chamber, as the pollen-containing cavity within an anther.
locule
/ ˈlɒkjʊləs, ˈlɒkjuːl /
noun
botany any of the chambers of an ovary or anther
biology any small cavity or chamber
locule
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.
Word History and Origins
Origin of locule1
Example Sentences
Here, Locule mi! my pocket-book—or rather, to stretch a bad pun till it bursts, my pocket-dictionary—I require the aid of your benevolently-squandered talents for the correction of these proofs.
I heard a whispering in the passage; and I do not deny that my heart beat high with new hopes, as I caught unwillingly the words— "Such a forehead!—such an eye!—such a contour of feature as that!—Locule mi—that boy ought not to be mending trousers."
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