multilocular

adj

multilocular

adj

Etymology By surface analysis, multi- + locule + -ar.

1

Having multiple or many locules or loculi (chambers, cells, or compartments).

  • Apothecia lecanoroid; multilocular; each cell containing a single theke; paraphyses deficient.1882, Edward Tuckerman, Henry Willey, A Synopsis of the North American Lichens (part 1)
Derived terms
multilocularity, pseudomultilocular
Related terms
multicameral, multicellular, multicompartmental, multilobar, multilobular

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