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alveolate

American  
[al-vee-uh-lit, -leyt] / ælˈvi ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
Also alveolated

adjective

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

alveolate British  
/ ælˈvɪəlɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

  1. having many alveoli

  2. resembling the deep pits of a honeycomb

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Other Word Forms

  • alveolation noun

Etymology

Origin of alveolate

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

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The hymenium is alveolate, radiating, formed of the densely irregularly uniting gills; elongated, diamond-shaped.

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