Favose
/fəˈvoʊs/noun
Having a honeycomb-like appearance, with numerous small pits or cavities.
Did you know?In medicine, the related term “favus” names a fungal skin infection whose crusted lesions can produce a honeycomb-like appearance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰeh₂u̯os
“A reconstructed term associated with the bee or honeycomb; the reconstruction is not completely certain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
favus
“Honeycomb.”
Late Latin
Latin
favōsus
“Honeycombed or full of honeycomb-like cavities.”
17th Century
New Latin
favose
“Having the appearance or structure of a honeycomb, especially in natural-history descriptions.”
Modern English
English
favose
“Marked by small, regular depressions or cavities resembling a honeycomb.”