🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

loculato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lokulato

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Loculate/ˈlɒk.jʊ.leɪt/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il frutto presenta un ovario loculato."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Divided into small cavities, spaces, or locules.

    "The loculate ovary of the fruit contains several distinct chambers filled with seeds."
  2. 2

    Having or characterized by locules, especially in biological or anatomical contexts.

    "Microscopic examination revealed a loculate structure within the fungal spore."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'loculus', meaning 'little place' or 'compartment', combined with the adjectival suffix '-ate'. It entered scientific and botanical English in the 19th century to describe structures containing small cavities, chambers, or locules.

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