1. divided into small chambers or compartments
Usage: botanical; biological

Examples

• The loculate fruit contained seeds in separate chambers.
• Botanists examined the loculate structure of the seed pod.
• The loculate ovary develops into a multi-chambered fruit.
• Each loculate section housed a single seed.
• The plant’s loculate capsule split open to release seeds.
• Scientists studied the loculate anatomy under a microscope.