alveated

  

al·ve·at·ed

[al-vee-ey-tid]
adjective
having the vaulted shape of a beehive.
Origin:
1615–25; < Latin alveāt(us) (equivalent to alve(us) concave vessel, trough (alv(us) belly + -eus noun suffix) + -ātus -ate1) + -ed2

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