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Definition of loculament in English:

loculament

Pronunciation /ˈlɒkjʊləm(ə)nt/

noun

Botany

  • A small compartment, specifically of the ovary or anther of a plant; a loculus.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Walter Charleton (1620–1707), physician and natural philosopher. From classical Latin loculāmentum receptacle for holding things, case, compartment from loculus + -mentum.