locule
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0025263
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: lóculo (Spanish)
- exact: loculus
- exact: ход (Japanese)
- Definition
- A plant anatomical space that is a cavity a reproductive structure. [source: POC:curators]
- Comment
- May be a cavity in a sporophyll, within several fused sporophylls, or within a sporangium. In many instances, the locules are filled with seeds or other plant structures.
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