English Explanatory Dictionary

faveolate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having cavities or cells like those of a honeycomb.

Word forms

faveolate more faveolate most faveolate

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin faveolātus, from faveolus + -ātus, a diminutive of favus (“honeycomb”) modelled on alveolus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Synonyms

alveolate favose honeycombed
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