foveolate, foveolated

[Low Lat. foveola a little pit; -ate, -ated.] Bot.: Having little pits or depre ions; pitted. ( Figuier.) fō-vě-ole, s. [Low Lat. foveola =a little pit.] Bot.: The perithecium of certain fungals. fō-vil-la, 8. [A dim in. from Latin foveo =to cherish, to foster.] Bot. A mucilaginous liquid contained in the interior of the pollen grain, and the immediate agent in fertilization. It descends through the pollen tube toward the ovule or young seed.