loculus
- Noun. A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
- Noun. 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.
- Noun. (zoology) One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.
- Noun. (botany) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament.
This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.