ovary locule

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025266
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: lóculo del ovario (Spanish)
exact: 子房室 (Japanese)
broad: sporophyll locule
Definition
A locule that is a cavity in an ovary. [source: POC:curators]
Comment
Generally contains at least one ovule. An ovary locule may be part of a single carpel, in the case of unicarpellate flowers. An ovary that is part of a syncarpous gynoecium may have multiple locules, or the anatomical spaces of multiple carpels may be fused to form a single locule.

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