Etymology

faveolate

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Today it means: Having cavities or cells like those of a honeycomb. Full definition →

New Latin faveolātus
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromfaveolātus
  2. English todayfaveolate

Borrowed from New Latin faveolātus, from faveolus + -ātus, a diminutive of favus (“honeycomb”) modelled on alveolus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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