foraminous


fo·ra·men

F0242100 (fə-rā′mən)n. pl. fo·ram·i·na (-răm′ə-nə) or fo·ra·mens An opening or orifice, as in a bone or in the covering of the ovule of a plant.
[Latin forāmen, an opening, from forāre, to bore.]
fo·ram′i·nal (-răm′ə-nəl), fo·ram′i·nous (-nəs) adj.