Egusi (C. lanatus) is a wild melon, similar in appearance to the watermelon. The flesh is inedible, but the seeds are a valuable food source in Africa. Other species that have the same culinary role, and that are also called egusi include Cucumeropsis mannii and Lagenaria siceraria.
2. alveolitis-inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic. farmer's lung, thresher's lung-alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay.
The singular word of the alveoli is the alveolus where the only difference in between these two words. Alveoli. The respiratory system comprises the nasal cavity, nasopharyx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tree, and at the end, terminal dilatations forming the alveoli.