- Favose
- Favose Fa*vose", a. [L. favus honeycomb.]
1. (Bot.) Honeycombed. See {Faveolate}.
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2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the disease called favus. [1913 Webster]
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Favose
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favose — a. (Bot.) Alveolate, cellular, faveolate, favaginous, honeycombed … New dictionary of synonyms
favose — fa·vose … English syllables
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faveolate — fa*ve o*late, a. [L. favus honeycomb.] Honeycomb; having cavities or cells, somewhat resembling those of a honeycomb; alveolate; favose. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Favosites — Fav o*si tes, n. [NL. See {Favose}.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil corals abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks, having polygonal cells with perforated walls. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
faveolate — adj. [L. favus, honeycomb] Pitted; having depressions or cells resembling a honeycomb; favose … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pitted — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) , adj. blemished, variolate; honeycombed, favose, pocked, dented; cratered. See concavity … English dictionary for students
Concavity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Concavity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 concavity concavity depression dip Sgm: N 1 hollow hollow hollowness Sgm: N 1 indentation indentation intaglio cavity dent dint dimp … English dictionary for students
favoso — pl.m. favosi sing.f. favosa pl.f. favose … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
