English Explanatory Dictionary

areole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf.
  2. A bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines.
  3. A tessellation in the thallus of certain lichens.
  4. An areola.

Pronunciation

/ˈæɹ.i.oʊl/

Word forms

areole areoles

Etymology

Borrowed from French aréole, from Latin areola: a small area. Doublet of areola.

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