Definition of Locules. Meaning of Locules. Synonyms of Locules

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Definition of Locules

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

Meaning of Locules 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...
- pockets (locules) in the anther (anther sacs or pollen sacs). The two separate locules on each side of an anther may fuse into a single locule. Each microsporangium...
- multi-locular. The number of locules present in a gynoecium may be equal to or less than the number of carpels. The locules contain the ovules or seeds...
- breedings that produced an exceptionally high content of capsaicin in the locules – the plant tissue holding the seeds. The extensive curves and ridges of...
- filamentous hyphae into discrete cells in fungi. A partition that separates the locules of a fruit, anther, or sporangium. A coral septum is one of the radial...
- together they make up a multiple fruit. Locules are chambers within the ovary of the flower and fruits. The locules contain the ovules (seeds), and may or...
- The fruit contains locules, hollow spaces full of seeds. These vary among cultivated varieties. Some smaller varieties have two locules; globe-shaped varieties...
- It is generally oval or cylindrical in shape, with significantly fewer locules (seed compartments, usually only two) than standard round tomatoes and...
- (locules), lined with fertile (spore-producing) tissue. The locules are between 2 and 10 mm (0.1 and 0.4 in) in diameter. The ridges of the locules are...
- borne within the fungal hymenium that coats the interior surface of gleba locules. The peridium is often adorned with thick mycelial cords, also known as...