Alveolate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alveolate \Al"ve*o*late\, a. [L. alveolatus, fr. alveolus.]
     (Bot.)
     Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  alveolate
       adj : pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb) [syn: {faveolate},
              {cavitied}, {honeycombed}, {pitted}]