What is "loculi"

Loculus \Loc"u*lus\, n.; pl. Loculi. [L., little place, a compartment.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.

2. (Bot.) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament.

n. (plural of loculus English)

1. n. a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal [syn: locule]

2. [also: loculi (pl)]

See loculus

Loculi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about northeast of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 538 and an area of .

Loculi borders the following municipalities: Galtellì, Irgoli, Lula.