prop. n. (Geography) The capital
a. [ Cf. It. avellana a filbert, fr. L. Avella or Abella a city of Campania. ] (Her.) In the form of four unhusked filberts;
n. A sweet wine from Portugal; -- so called from the district of Carcavelhos.
a. See Clavate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. LL. cineres clavelatti ashes of burnt lees or dregs of wine, F. clavel an inferior sort of soda, E. clavate. ] (Old Chem.) Said of potash, probably in reference to its having been obtained from billets of wood by burning. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., prob. from L. favus a honeycomb. ] (Bot.) A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red algæ. [ 1913 Webster ]