alveolate

[ al-vee-uh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

1. having alveoli; deeply pitted, as a honeycomb.

alveolate

/ ælˈvɪəlɪt; -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. having many alveoli
2. resembling the deep pits of a honeycomb

Derived Forms

• ˌalveoˈlation, noun

Other Words From

• al·ve·o·la·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of alveolate¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Latin alveolātus, “hollowed out, channeled”; alveolus, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of alveolate¹

C19: from Late Latin alveolātus forming a channel, hollowed, from Latin: alveolus

Example Sentences

Alveolate: Marked by depressions separated by thin walls so as to resemble a honeycomb (Fig. 144).

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Plants large, subglobose, with alveolate, sinuate carbonous exterior.

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Sometimes the calymma is alveolate and foamy, as in Nassella and the common Thalassicolla.

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The feet are two to three times as long as the shell, irregularly curved and distinctly alveolate, without appendages.

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Spores alveolate or muriculate, usually flattened and angular.

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