FAVEOLUS


Meaning of FAVEOLUS in English

/feuh vee"euh leuhs/ , n. , pl. faveoli /-luy'/ .

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

[ 1880-85; fav ( us ) honeycomb + ( alv ) eolus little cavity; see ALVEOLAR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .