What is "foveae"

Fovea \Fo"ve*a\, n.; pl. Fove[ae]. [L., a small pit.] A slight depression or pit; a fossa.

n. (plural of fovea English)

n. (context obsolete English) (plural of fovea English)

1. n. area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute [syn: fovea centralis]

2. [also: foveae (pl)]

See fovea