English Explanatory Dictionary

alveolate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities.
noun
  1. A member of a grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates.

Word forms

alveolate alveolates

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveolatus, from alveolus (“cavity”). For the protists, a borrowing of taxonomic name Alveolata.

Derived words

alveolated alveolation alveolisation alveolization
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