foveolate

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adjective

Having small pits or depressions, like the receptacle in some composite flowers.

OriginNew Latin foveolātus →
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Meanings

adjectivefoveolate (comparative more foveolate, superlative most foveolate)

comparative more foveolate · superlative most foveolate

  1. biologyHaving small pits or depressions, like the receptacle in some composite flowers.

Origin

  1. New Latinfoveolātus“pitted”
  2. Englishfoveolate

Borrowed from New Latin foveolātus (“pitted”), by surface analysis, foveola + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

foveolate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foveolate

MLA

“foveolate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foveolate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foveolate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foveolate.

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