'Favas' definitions:
Definition of 'favas'
From: GCIDE
- Favus \Fa"vus\, n. [L., honeycomb.]
- 1. (Med.) A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement; -- called also favas and sectila. --Mollett. [1913 Webster]