foveola

[ foh-vee-uh-luh ]

noun,plural fo·ve·o·lae [foh-vee-uh-lee]. /foʊˈvi əˌli/. Biology.
  1. a small fovea; a very small pit or depression.

Origin of foveola

1
1840–50; <New Latin; diminutive of fovea; see -ole1

Other words from foveola

  • fo·ve·o·lar, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for foveola

foveola

/ (fəʊˈviːələ) /


nounplural -lae (-ˌliː)
  1. biology a small fovea

Origin of foveola

1
C19: from New Latin, diminutive of fovea

Derived forms of foveola

  • foveolar, adjective
  • foveolate (ˈfəʊvɪəˌleɪt) or foveolated, adjective

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