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locellus

noun
lo·cel·lus | \ -eləs \
plural locelli\-eˌlī \

Definition of locellus 

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

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History and Etymology for locellus

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

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