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A locule (: locules) or loculus (; : loculi) is a small cavity or compartment within an organ or part of an organism (animal, plant, or fungus).
In angiosperms (), the term locule usually refers to a chamber within an ovary (gynoecium or carpel) of the flower and . Depending on the number of locules in the ovary, fruits can be classified as (uni-locular), , , or . The number of locules present in a gynoecium may be equal to or less than the number of carpels. The locules contain the or .
The term may also refer to chambers within containing pollen.
In Ascomycota fungi, locules are chambers within the hymenium in which the perithecium develop.
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