faveolate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin faveolātus, from faveolus +‎ -ātus, a diminutive of favus (“honeycomb”) modelled on alveolus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). === Adjective === faveolate (comparative more faveolate, superlative most faveolate) (biology) Having cavities or cells like those of a honeycomb. Synonyms: alveolate, favose, honeycombed ==== Translations ==== === References === “faveolate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Adjective === faveolāte vocative masculine singular of faveolātus