Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loculament

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: loc-u-la-ment
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

locule; loculus (compartment of the ovary where the seed is placed)

Etymology

Frm Latin loculamentum (“case, box”), from loculus (“a compartment”), diminutive of locus (“place”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: loculamentum

Inflected Forms

loculaments (plural)

Derived Forms

loculamentous

Questions

What does loculament mean?: locule; loculus (compartment of the ovary where the seed is placed)
Where does loculament come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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