faveolus

[ fuh-vee-uh-luhs ]

noun

, plural fa·ve·o·li [f, uh, -, vee, -, uh, -lahy].

1. a small pit or cavity resembling a cell of a honeycomb; alveola.

Word History and Origins

Origin of faveolus¹

1880–85; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin fav ( us ) honeycomb + ( alv ) eolus little cavity; alveolar