areole

See also: aréole and aréolé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French aréole, from Latin areola. Doublet of areola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæɹ.i.oʊl/

Noun

areole (plural areoles)

1. (botany) The smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf.
2. (botany) Bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines.
3. (mycology) A tessellation in the thallus of certain lichens.
4. (anatomy) An areola.

Translations

bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines

• Lithuanian: areolė
• Portuguese: aréola (pt) f

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Italian

Noun

areole f

1. plural of areola

Anagrams

• oleare