Loculus \Loc"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Loculi}. [L., little place, a compartment.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa. 2. (Bot.) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament.
loculus n : a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal [syn: {locule}] [also: {loculi} (pl)]