- alveolate
-
—alveolation, n./al vee"euh lit, -layt'/, adj.having alveoli; deeply pitted, as a honeycomb.Also, alveolated.[1830-40; < L alveolatus. See ALVEOLUS, -ATE1]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
alveolate
Look at other dictionaries:
Alveolate — Al ve*o*late, a. [L. alveolatus, fr. alveolus.] (Bot.) Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alveolate — [al vē′əlāt΄idal vē′ə lit] adj. [L alveolatus, hollowed out < alveolus, ALVEOLUS] honeycombed; full of small cavities: also alveolated [al vē′əlāt΄id] alveolation n … English World dictionary
alveolate — adjective Date: circa 1823 pitted like a honeycomb < alveolate pollen > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Alveolate — Taxobox name = Alveolata image caption = Ceratium hirundinella fossil range = Ediacaran [cite journal first = C. W. last = Li coauthors = et al title = Ciliated protozoans from the Precambrian Doushantuo Formation, Wengan, South China journal =… … Wikipedia
Alvéolate — Alveolata Alvéolobiontes … Wikipédia en Français
alveolate — adj. [L. alveolus, small cavity] Deeply pitted or having the appearance of a honeycomb … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
alveolate — 1. adjective Having a structure containing honeycomb like cavities 2. noun A grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates … Wiktionary
alveolate — Pitted like a honeycomb. [L. alveolus, dim. of alveus, trough, hollow sac, cavity] * * * al·ve·o·late al vē ə lət adj pitted like a honeycomb al·ve·o·la·tion (.)al .vē ə lā shən n * * * al·ve·o·late (al veґə lāt) marked by honeycomb… … Medical dictionary
alveolate — adj. containing small hollows; made of many small cells (as in a honeycomb) … English contemporary dictionary
alveolate — a. Cellular, favose, honey combed … New dictionary of synonyms
