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favellae

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fa⋅vel⋅la

  [fuh-vel-uh]
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–noun, plural -vel⋅lae  [-vel-ee] .
(in certain red algae) a cystocarp covered by a gelatinous envelope.
Origin:
1855–60; < NL, equiv. to L fav(us) honeycomb + -ella -elle
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