fo|ve|a

fo|ve|a «FOH vee uh», noun, plural -ve|ae «-vee ee».

Biology. a small depression or pit: »

The yellow spot on the retina of the eye has a fovea in the center. Vision is much more acute at the fovea than at other portions of the retina (Sears and Zemansky).

╂[< Latin fovea small pit, pitfall]