Definition of loculus in English:

loculus

nounPlural loculi ˈlɒkjʊləsˈlɑkjələs

Botany

Each of a number of small separate cavities, especially in an ovary; a locule.
Example sentencesExamples
- No vascular tissue was present in the septum, which forms a partition in the pod cavity between the two loculi.
- In early stages, septa in cardinal quadrants fully dilated; septa in cardinal quadrants less dilated, locally separated by moderately wide interseptal loculi.
- In the earliest stage available, septa in the cardinal quadrants form an uninterrupted septal stereozone; those of the counter quadrants are also heavily dilated, leaving very narrow interseptal loculi.
- In maize, the stomium is located at the meeting point of the two loculi that make up each half anther.
- Lacking an extensive vacuolization phase, meiocytes of the same tetrads stay together until the anther opens and the loculus reduces and disappears.

Derivatives

locular

adjective ˈlɒkjʊləˈlɑkjələr

Botany

Figure 4 shows the structure of a grape berry about 28 d after full bloom, showing the pericarp, with its associated vasculature and the developing seeds within the locular cavity.
Example sentencesExamples
- Those fruit picked at the Green stage were mature green as judged by size and the amount of locular material around the seeds, and those fruit picked at the Red stage were not over-ripe as defined by softness.
- Morphological phenotypes observed in the antisense lines included increased fruit cracking, reduced locular space, and a doubling in the thickness of the fruit cuticle.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin, 'compartment', diminutive of locus 'place'.

Definition of loculus in US English:

loculus

nounˈläkyələsˈlɑkjələs

Botany

Each of a number of small separate cavities, especially in an ovary; a locule.
Example sentencesExamples
- In maize, the stomium is located at the meeting point of the two loculi that make up each half anther.
- In the earliest stage available, septa in the cardinal quadrants form an uninterrupted septal stereozone; those of the counter quadrants are also heavily dilated, leaving very narrow interseptal loculi.
- In early stages, septa in cardinal quadrants fully dilated; septa in cardinal quadrants less dilated, locally separated by moderately wide interseptal loculi.
- Lacking an extensive vacuolization phase, meiocytes of the same tetrads stay together until the anther opens and the loculus reduces and disappears.
- No vascular tissue was present in the septum, which forms a partition in the pod cavity between the two loculi.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin, ‘compartment’, diminutive of locus ‘place’.

单词	loculus
释义	Definition of loculus in English: loculus nounPlural loculi ˈlɒkjʊləsˈlɑkjələs Botany Each of a number of small separate cavities, especially in an ovary; a locule. Example sentencesExamples No vascular tissue was present in the septum, which forms a partition in the pod cavity between the two loculi. In early stages, septa in cardinal quadrants fully dilated; septa in cardinal quadrants less dilated, locally separated by moderately wide interseptal loculi. In the earliest stage available, septa in the cardinal quadrants form an uninterrupted septal stereozone; those of the counter quadrants are also heavily dilated, leaving very narrow interseptal loculi. In maize, the stomium is located at the meeting point of the two loculi that make up each half anther. Lacking an extensive vacuolization phase, meiocytes of the same tetrads stay together until the anther opens and the loculus reduces and disappears. Derivatives locular adjective ˈlɒkjʊləˈlɑkjələr Botany Figure 4 shows the structure of a grape berry about 28 d after full bloom, showing the pericarp, with its associated vasculature and the developing seeds within the locular cavity. Example sentencesExamples Those fruit picked at the Green stage were mature green as judged by size and the amount of locular material around the seeds, and those fruit picked at the Red stage were not over-ripe as defined by softness. Morphological phenotypes observed in the antisense lines included increased fruit cracking, reduced locular space, and a doubling in the thickness of the fruit cuticle. Origin Mid 19th century: from Latin, 'compartment', diminutive of locus 'place'. Definition of loculus in US English: loculus nounˈläkyələsˈlɑkjələs Botany Each of a number of small separate cavities, especially in an ovary; a locule. Example sentencesExamples In maize, the stomium is located at the meeting point of the two loculi that make up each half anther. In the earliest stage available, septa in the cardinal quadrants form an uninterrupted septal stereozone; those of the counter quadrants are also heavily dilated, leaving very narrow interseptal loculi. In early stages, septa in cardinal quadrants fully dilated; septa in cardinal quadrants less dilated, locally separated by moderately wide interseptal loculi. Lacking an extensive vacuolization phase, meiocytes of the same tetrads stay together until the anther opens and the loculus reduces and disappears. No vascular tissue was present in the septum, which forms a partition in the pod cavity between the two loculi. Origin Mid 19th century: from Latin, ‘compartment’, diminutive of locus ‘place’.
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