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LOCULE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does locule mean?
• LOCULE (noun)
The noun LOCULE has 1 sense:
1. a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal
Familiarity information: LOCULE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("locule" is a kind of...):
bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
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