1. divided into or containing small compartments or chambers (locules)
Usage: technical; biology; botany

Examples

• The loculated fruit of the tomato plant contains multiple seed chambers.
• A loculated ovary in flowering plants is divided into distinct compartments.
• The physician noted a loculated cyst on the ultrasound image.
• Loculated structures in certain seeds help distribute nutrients to developing embryos.
• The loculated design of the seed pod allows for organized seed dispersal.