favousadj.
/ˈfeɪvəs/ rare.
a. Resembling a honeycomb.
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1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants iv. iv. i. 196 Its Surface favous, like that of Poppy.
1884 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Favous, resembling a honeycomb.
b. Resembling the disease favus.
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1884 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Favous, resembling the disease Favus.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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