alveola

[ al-vee-uh-luh ]

noun

, Botany, Zoology.

, plural al·ve·o·lae [al-, vee, -, uh, -lee].

1. a small cavity, cell, or pit on the surface of an organ.
2. an alveolus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of alveola¹

< New Latin; Latin alveolus; alveolus