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alveolate

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[al-vee-uh-lit, -leyt]

adjective

  1. having alveoli; deeply pitted, as a honeycomb.

alveolate

/ ælˈvɪəlɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

  1. having many alveoli

  2. resembling the deep pits of a honeycomb

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Other Word Forms

  • alveolation noun
  • ˌˈپDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alveolate1

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Latin DZٳܲ, “hollowed out, channeled”; alveolus, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alveolate1

C19: from Late Latin DZٳܲ forming a channel, hollowed, from Latin: alveolus
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The hymenium is alveolate, radiating, formed of the densely irregularly uniting gills; elongated, diamond-shaped.

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