loculi
Catacomb wall recesses
Loculi is the plural of loculus, a small compartment or chamber.
The word appears mainly in technical contexts: in biology, loculi are the cavities within an ovary or anther that contain seeds or pollen; in archaeology and architecture, loculi are the rectangular niches carved into catacomb walls to hold bodies.
The tomb contained twelve loculi arranged in three tiers.
Underground cemetery passages
- cryptsSubterranean burial chambers
- nichesRecessed hollows or specialties
- tombsChambers for the dead
- ossuaryReceptacle for skeletal remains
sepulchre · mausoleum · interment · entombment · columbarium · necropolis · charnel · remains
Underground cemetery passages
- nichesRecessed hollows or specialties
- recessesHollows or intermissions
- compartmentsEnclosed subdivisions within something
- alcovesRecessed wall spaces
vaults · apse · nave · basilica · colonnade · atrium · arcade · masonry
Enclosed subdivisions within something
- nichesRecessed hollows or specialties
- pigeonholesNarrow sorting slots
- slotsNarrow elongated openings
- cubbyholesSmall enclosed storage spaces
cells · cubicles · recesses · alcoves · cubby · partitions · shelving · divided
catacombs
Underground cemetery passages
ossuary · sepulchre · mausoleum · interment · entombment · columbarium · necropolis · charnel · remains · sarcophagus
catacombs
Underground cemetery passages
- nichesRecessed hollows or specialties
- recessesHollows or intermissions
- compartmentsEnclosed subdivisions within something
alcoves · vaults · apse · nave · basilica · colonnade · atrium · arcade · masonry · frescoes
compartments
Enclosed subdivisions within something
- nichesRecessed hollows or specialties
- pigeonholesNarrow sorting slots
- slotsNarrow elongated openings
cubbyholes · cells · cubicles · recesses · alcoves · cubby · partitions · shelving · divided · segmented
compartments
Enclosed subdivisions within something
pockets · segments · vesicles · vacuoles · membrane · cytoplasm · organelles · sectioned · partitioned · microscopy
cells
Basic biological units
hive · bees · brood · chambers · apiary · apiculture · beekeeping · pollen · nectar · queen
loculimausoleum
Monumental building for interment
pyramid · burial chamber · sarcophagus · tumulus · barrow