# loculus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
2. In ancient catacombs and tombs of some types, a small separate chamber or recess cut into the rock, for the reception of a body or urn.
3. One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.
4. One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary.

## Etymology
From Latin loculus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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