LOCULUS (loculi)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: loculi   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does loculus mean? 

• LOCULUS (noun)
  The noun LOCULUS has 1 sense:

1. a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal

  Familiarity information: LOCULUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOCULUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

locule; loculus

Hypernyms ("loculus" is a kind of...):

bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)