loculus
A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
Noun
- A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
- 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.
- One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.
- One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary.
Synonyms: locule loculament
Origin
Etymology tree Latin loculusbor. English loculus Borrowed from Latin loculus.