alveoliform

English

Etymology

From Latin alveolus (“cavity”) + -iform.

Adjective

alveoliform (comparative more alveoliform, superlative most alveoliform)

1. (archaic) Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.

   alveoliform depressions

   alveoliform animal

References

• “alveoliform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.