A chamber within the ovary. A simple ovary has a single locule while a compound ovary has more than one locule. For example, a bicarpellate ovary has two locules. The number of locules is usually the same as the number of carpels.
chamber of the ovary seen by cross-section of the bud or inside a dehisced fruit
chamber containing seeds in an ovary
n. (L. loculus, a cell, box) a compartment of an anther or an ovary.
(LOK-yewl) -- One of the compartments in the ovary of an orchid.
