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faveolate

faveolate adjective: having cavities or cells like those of a honeycomb.

Adjective

faveolate (comparative more faveolate, superlative most faveolate)

  1. Having cavities or cells like those of a honeycomb.
    • hollowly faveolate
    • faveolate seeds

Synonyms of faveolate

Forms of faveolate

comparativemore faveolate
superlativemost faveolate

Origin of faveolate

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

Questions about faveolate

What does faveolate mean?
Faveolate means having cavities or cells like those of a honeycomb.
What part of speech is faveolate?
Faveolate is an adjective.

Words near faveolate in the dictionary

  1. favellidia
  2. favellidium
  3. favels
  4. Faventine
  5. faveolar
  6. faveolate
  7. faveolated
  8. faveoli
  9. faveolization
  10. faveolus
  11. Faver

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