LOCULUS
Loc"u*lus, n.; pl. Loculi. Etym: [L., little place, a compartment.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament.
LOCUM TENENS Lo"cum te"nens. Etym: [L., holding the place; locus place + tenens, p. pr. of tenere to hold. Cf. Lieutenant.]
Defn: A substitute or deputy; one filling an office for a time.
LOCUS
Lo"cus, n.; pl. Loci, & Loca. Etym: [L., place. Cf. Allow, Couch,
Lieu, Local.]
1. A place; a locality.
2. (Math.)