alveary

== English == === Etymology === From Latin alvearium (“beehive”). In the sense of the hollow of the ear, because it is where the wax accumulates. In the sense of a repository: originally the name of a dictionary encompassing several languages, because of the many contributors being like "busy bees". === Noun === alveary (plural alvearies) A beehive, or anything resembling a beehive. (anatomy) The hollow of the external ear. A repository, especially of knowledge or information.