locule


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Synonyms for locule

a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal

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Wen 9481 ; Madagascar), h Longitudinal section of endocarp showing a locule in sagittal section, S.
Guavas that were submitted to impacts did not present any visible symptoms visible in the outer pericarp; however, the stress caused by it produced an internal collapse in the locules of the fruit (MATTIUZ et al., 2002).
These are tapetal cells moved toward the microspores and extensions of them are visible in the anther locule at the microspores releasing stage (fig 2 E-F).
intybus, ovary is composed of a single carpel and a locule with an ovule (Fig.
For branch duct IPMNs, (29) it can be more difficult to recognize that the cystic structures are connected to the ducts, but microscopically there are periductal glands surrounding the cysts, and the cystic locules are commonly separated by other pancreatic elements (islets or acinar parenchyma).
The ovary is bilocular with single ovule per locule and the placentation is axile.
Species of Didymaea are characterized by their procumbent or climbing stems, opposite leaves with ovate, oblong-ovate, lanceolate, elliptic, or rarely linear blades, small, shallowly to deeply bilobed or geminate interpetiolar stipules, axillary inflorescences with small, bisexual homostylous flowers with calyces reduced or absent, small, white to purple corollas with short tubes and 4-valvate lobes, 4 stamens with dorsifixed anthers, 2-locular ovaries with one axillary ovule per locule, and black, drupaceous fruits that are dimidiate and deeply bisulcate or sometimes subglobose.
Determining scales and the use of transformations in studies of weight per locule of tomato fruit.
Percentage of empty locule fruits--selection of fifty fruits in the cherry stage was made from a one-liter sample of coffee.