faveolus

 [fuh-vee-uh-luhs]  

fa·ve·o·lus

   [fuh-vee-uh-luhs]
noun, plural fa·ve·o·li  [-lahy] .
a small pit or cavity resembling a cell of a honeycomb; alveola.
Origin:
1880–85; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to Latin fav(us) honeycomb + (alv)eolus little cavity; see alveolar
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faveolus fa·ve·o·lus (fə-vē'ə-ləs)
n. pl. -li (-lī')
A small pit or depression.

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