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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Favus

/(fā"vŭs)/ · Fa·vus · IPA /ˈfeɪvəs/
01 n. A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite.
  1. 1.
    A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite.(Med.)
  2. 2.
    A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement; -- called also favas and sectila. Also: favas, sectila