A variant or alternate term for alveolus; a small cavity, pit, or cell-like structure, especially in anatomy or botany.
From French alveole, derived from Latin alveolus. This is an older or less common variant of the more standard 'alveolus' term.
The word alveole shows how scientific terminology evolves—as Latin medical terms got translated into different European languages, variant spellings emerged and some persist in specialized contexts even today.
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