ALVEARIUM, in Anatomy, the bottom of the
concha, or hollow of the outer ear.
ALVEARIUM also signifies a bee-hive. The word is
formed of alveus, "a channel or cavity;" in allusion to
the alveoli or cells in bee-hives.
Some of the ancients use also the word alvearium for
a bee-house, more usually called among us apary.
ALVEARIUM is sometimes also used figuratively, to
denote a collection; in which sense, alvearium amounts
to much the same with what we otherwise called the-
saurus, cornucopia, or the like. Vinc. Boreus has
published an alvearium of law.