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loculi

loculi is the plural of loculus.

Meaning of loculus

Noun

loculus (plural loculi)

  1. A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
  2. 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.
  3. One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.
  4. One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary.
    Synonyms:
    locule, loculament

Questions about loculi

What is loculi the plural of?
Loculi is the plural of loculus.

Words near loculi in the dictionary

  1. loculation
  2. loculations
  3. locule
  4. loculed
  5. locules
  6. loculi
  7. loculicidal
  8. loculicidally
  9. loculoascomycete
  10. loculoascomycetes
  11. loculoascomycetous

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