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faveolus

American

[fuh-vee-uh-luhs] / fəˈvi ə ləs /

noun

a small pit or cavity resembling a cell of a honeycomb; alveola.

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noun

faveoli

plural

Etymology

Origin of faveolus

1880–85; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin fav ( us ) honeycomb + ( alv ) eolus little cavity; see alveolar

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