- Foveolate
- Foveolate Fo"ve*o*late (? or ?), a. Having small pits or depressions, as the receptacle in some composite flowers. [1913 Webster]
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Foveolate
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foveolate — /foh vee euh lit, layt /, adj. Biol. having foveolae, or very small pits. Also, foveolated. [1840 50; FOVEOL(A) + ATE1] * * * … Universalium
foveolate — Having minute pits (foveolae) or small depressions on the surface. * * * fo·ve·o·late fō vē ə lət, fō vē ə .lāt adj having small pits: FOVEATE * * * fo·ve·o·late (fo veґo lāt) pitted … Medical dictionary
foveolate — adj. having small pits, having dimples (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
foveolate — Having a pitted surface, as pollen. Cf. fossulate, psilate … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
foveolate — fo·ve·o·late … English syllables
foveolate — /fəˈviəleɪt/ (say fuh veeuhlayt), / lət/ (say luht) adjective having foveolae, or very small pits. Also, foveolated. {foveol(a) + ate1} …
foveolate — … Useful english dictionary
efoveolate — (ˈ)ē+ adjective Etymology: e + foveolate : not foveolate … Useful english dictionary
Foveolated — Fo ve*o*la ted, a. Foveolate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fovea — n.; pl. ae [L. fovea, pit] A small depression, pit, pocket; a fossa; foveolate adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
