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Added 10 October 2026

faveolate

adjective

Latin root: faveolātus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about faveolate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb).

Origin

Borrowed from New Latin faveolātus, from faveolus + -ātus, a diminutive of favus (“honeycomb”) modelled on alveolus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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