FAVOSITE


Meaning of FAVOSITE in English

/fav"euh suyt'/ , n.

any of numerous corals of the extinct genus Favosites, most common during the Silurian and Devonian periods, having polygonal cells with rows of pores in the walls.

[ 1825-35; Favosites, equiv. to L fav ( us ) honeycomb + -os(us ) -OSE 1 + Gk -ites -ITE 1 ]

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