locule

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

• 🇵🇹Pequena cavidade, câmara ou espaço dentro de um órgão, tecido ou estrutura de planta ou animal. Em botânica, cada cavidade de um ovário ou de um fruto que contém sementes.

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.

   🇵🇹lóculo

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Lóculo

   Sinônimos: cellchambercompartmentloculus

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