locule

A small cavity, chamber, or space within an organ, tissue, or structure of a plant or animal.

• 🇩🇪Kleine Höhle, Kammer oder Hohlraum innerhalb eines Organs, Gewebes oder einer Struktur bei Pflanzen oder Tieren.

1. Small cavity in an organ C1 formal scientific

   A small hollow or cavity within an organ or structure, such as in plant ovaries or animal tissues.

   • The locule of the ovary contains the developing seeds.
   • In some plants, each locule holds one or more ovules.
   • The heart's atria can be considered as locules within the organ.

   🇩🇪Lokulus

   Synonyme: cavitycellchambercompartmentloculusvesicle

2. Chamber in a fruit C1 formal scientific

   A compartment within a fruit that contains seeds, commonly found in legumes and capsules.

   • The tomato fruit has several locules filled with seeds and pulp.
   • A mature legume pod splits open along two locules.
   • The capsule of a lily typically contains three locules.

   🇩🇪Fruchtfach

   Synonyme: cellchambercompartmentloculus

• locules plural form
• locules' possessive plural form
• locule's possessive singular form