foveolate

American

[foh-vee-uh-lit, -leyt] / ˈfoʊ vi ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

Also foveolated

adjective

Biology.

having foveolae, or very small pits.

Etymology

Origin of foveolate

First recorded in 1840–50; foveol(a) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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The first glume is hard, globose, foveolate, with an oblong opening, faintly nerved.

From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.

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