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foveolate or fo·ve·o·lat·ed [foh-vee-uh-lit, -leyt or foh-vee-uh-ley-tid] WORD ORIGIN adjective Biology. having foveolae, or very small pits. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of foveolate First recorded in 1840–50; foveol(a) + -ate1 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 foveolate in Medicine foveolate [fō′vē-ə-lāt′, -lĭt, fō-vē′ə-] adj. Having minute pits or small depressions on the surface. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.