locular

[ lok-yuh-ler ]
/ ˈlɒk yə lər /

adjective Biology.

having one or more locules.
Also loc·u·late [lok-yuh-leyt, -lit] /ˈlɒk yəˌleɪt, -lɪt/.

Origin of locular

First recorded in 1775–85, locular is from the New Latin word loculāris kept in boxes. See loculus, -ar1

OTHER WORDS FROM locular

in·ter·loc·u·lar, adjective

Words nearby locular

locomotor, locomotor ataxia, locoweed, locrian, locris, locular, loculate, loculation, locule, loculicidal, loculus

British Dictionary definitions for loculate

locular

loculate (ˈlɒkjʊˌleɪt, -lɪt)

/ (ˈlɒkjʊlə) /

adjective

biology divided into compartments by septa the locular ovary of a plant

Derived forms of locular

loculation, noun

Word Origin for locular

C19: from New Latin loculāris kept in boxes

Medical definitions for loculate (1 of 2)

loculate
[ lŏk′yə-lāt′ ]

adj.

Having or containing numerous loculi.

Medical definitions for loculate (2 of 2)

locular
[ lŏk′yə-lər ]

adj.

Divided into or having loculi.