favose

F4A1V4O1S1E1

adjective

Honeycombed.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English favus ← Latin favus →
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Meanings

adjectivefavose (comparative more favose, superlative most favose)

comparative more favose · superlative most favose

  1. biologyHoneycombed.
  2. medicineOf or pertaining to the disease favus.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
faveolate

Origin

  1. Latinfavus
  2. Englishfavus
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  5. Englishfavose

From favus (“honeycomb”) + -ose.

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Cite this entry
APA

favose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favose

MLA

“favose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “favose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favose.

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