Favus

·noun A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite.

II. Favus ·noun A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement;

— called also favas and sectila.

favus
făvus, i, m., a honey-comb. I Prop.: favus est, quem fingunt (apes) multicavatum e cera, cum singul...

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favus
favus ī, m a honey-comb, C., V., O., Tb.— Plur, honey, V. ...

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