favosite

[ fav-uh-sahyt ]

noun

1. any of numerous corals of the extinct genus Favosites, most common during the Silurian and Devonian periods, having polygonal cells with rows of pores in the walls.

Word History and Origins

Origin of favosite¹

1825–35; < New Latin Favosites, equivalent to Latin fav ( us ) honeycomb + -ōs(us ) -ose ¹ + Greek -itēs -ite ¹