areole

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See also: aréole and aréolé

English

Areoles in leaf skeleton
The cushion-like areoles of Cactus are specialised branches that typically bear spines, glochids, and sometimes fruit.
Areoles of the "Map Lichen" - Rhizocarpon geographicum

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Italian

Noun

areole f

  1. plural of areola

Anagrams

Lithuanian

Noun

areole

  1. instrumental/vocative singular of areolė (areole)