areole

See also: aréole and aréolé

English

Etymology

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

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.

Translations

bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines

• Portuguese: aréola (pt) f
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Italian

Noun

areole f

1. plural of areola