Plu`ri*loc"u*lar (?), a. [Pluri- + locular.]

Having several cells or loculi

; specifically Bot.,

having several divisions containing seeds; as, the lemon and the orange are plurilocular fruits.

Plurilocular sporangia Bot., many-celled sporangia, each cell containing a single spore, as in many algae.

 

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