2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Favus \Fa"vus\, n. [L., honeycomb.] 1. (Med.) A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite. [1913 Webster] 2. A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement; -- called also {favas} and {sectila}. --Mollett. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: favus n : a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East
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