alvéole

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alveolus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.ve.ɔl/ === Noun === alvéole m (plural alvéoles) (anatomy) alveolus cell (in honeycomb), alveolus (of beehive) cavity (in rock) carton (of eggs) ==== Usage notes ==== Very often feminine. ==== Derived terms ==== alvéolé alvéole pulmonaire === Further reading === “alvéole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012