faveolate
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fa·ve·o·late
(fə-vē′ə-lāt′)adj.
Pitted with cavities or cells; honeycombed.
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faveolate
(fəˈviːəˌleɪt) orfavose
adj
pitted with cell-like cavities
[C19: from New Latin faveolus a little honeycomb, blend of Latin favus honeycomb + alveolus a small hollow]
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Adj. 1. [画像:faveolate - pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)]faveolate - pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
cellular - characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization); "the cellular construction of a beehive"; "any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular"
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