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Favus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Favus has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
Favus, n. [L., honeycomb.].
- A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite. [1913 Webster]
- A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement; -- called also
favas andsectila . Mollett. [1913 Webster]
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