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foveolate

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

adjective

Biology.
  1. having foveolae, or very small pits.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of foveolate1

First recorded in 1840–50; foveol(a) + -ate 1
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Example Sentences

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The first glume is hard, globose, foveolate, with an oblong opening, faintly nerved.

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Foveolate: with shallow cavities like a honey-comb.

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