Locule

: locules) or loculus (Latin for 'little place'; pl.

In angiosperms (flowering plants), the term locule usually refers to a chamber within an ovary (gynoecium or carpel) of the flower and fruits.

Depending on the number of locules in the ovary, fruits can be classified as unilocular (uni-locular), bilocular, trilocular, or multilocular.

The term may also refer to chambers within anthers containing pollen.

[2] In ascomycetous fungi, locules are chambers within the hymenium in which the perithecia develop.