loculus noun. ['lɒkjʊlǝs] Pl. -li [-lʌɪ, -li:]. LME.
[Latin, dim. of LOCUS noun¹ place: see -CULE.]
1. A purse. Only in LME.

2. A small chamber or cell in an ancient tomb. L17.

3. Biology. Any of a number of small cavities or cells separated from one another by septa; esp. (Botany) a cavity of an ovary or anther. M19.

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