alveated

[ al-vee-ey-tid ]

adjective
  1. having the vaulted shape of a beehive.

Origin of alveated

1
1615–25; <Latin alveāt(us) (equivalent to alve(us) concave vessel, trough (alv(us) belly + -eus noun suffix) + -ātus-ate1) + -ed2

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