Loculus
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Loculus is a noun meaning A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
Meaning
A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
More Meanings
- In ancient catacombs and tombs of some types, a small separate chamber or recess cut into the rock, for the reception of a body or urn.
- (zoology) One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.
- (botany) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary.
Word Forms
- loculi
Synonyms for loculus
Depending on context, synonyms include locule, loculament.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cell, cubicle, locutory, locus, roomlet, latibulum.
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