locellus

noun

lo·​cel·​lus

-eləs

plural locelli

-eˌlī

1

: a secondary compartment of a unilocular ovary of various legumes formed by a false partition

2

: either of the two cavities of a pollen sac

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Latin, compartment, diminutive of Latin locus place

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