alveus

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alveus

/ˈæl.vi.əs/

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Borrowed from Latin alveus (“hollow trough-shaped vessel, trough, bath tub, hull, hold, ship, boat, channel or bed (of a river or trench), beehive”). First attested in the late 17th century in an earlier sense.

noun alvei

rare, usually The bed or channel of a river, especially when the river is flowing in its natural or ordinary course; (also) the trough of the sea.
A thin layer of medullary nerve fibers on the ventricular surface of the hippocampus.

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@misc{alveus_2026,
  title = {alveus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alveus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}