Definition of Locule. Meaning of Locule. Synonyms of Locule

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Definition of Locule

Locule
Locule Loc"ule, n. [Cf. F. locule. See Loculus.] (Zo["o]l.) A little hollow; a loculus.

Meaning of Locule from wikipedia

- A locule (pl.: locules) or loculus (Latin for 'little place'; pl.: loculi) is a small cavity or compartment within an organ or part of an organism (animal...
- two locules, one locule of a stamen may fail to develop, or alternatively the two locules may merge late in development to give a single locule. Extreme...
- on the floral apex. The chamber in which the ovules develop is called a locule (or sometimes cell). The style (from Ancient Gr**** στῦλος, stylos, meaning...
- inflated. Fruits of sedges are sometimes considered achenes although their one-locule ovary is a compound ovary. The fruit of the family Asteraceae is also so...
- (flowering plants), the term locule (or cell) is used to refer to a chamber within the fruit. Depending on the number of locules in the ovary, fruit can be...
- superior, penta or multilocular with axile placentation, one ovule in each locule; style 1, p****ing through the staminal tube; stigma globular, correspond...
- covered by a hard, thick rind with soft flesh inside, and seeds filling each locule. Melons are good examples of this. Also known as citruses, Hesperidiums...
- Smooth Pedicels Short Long Ovum Two regular rows in the locule Four irregular rows in the locule Elbow of the bract Tall (< 0.28) Short (> 0.30) Bend of...
- breedings that produced an exceptionally high content of capsaicin in the locules – the plant tissue holding the seeds. The extensive curves and ridges of...
- The fruit contains locules, hollow spaces full of seeds. These vary among cultivated varieties. Some smaller varieties have two locules; globe-shaped varieties...