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ar·e·ole

(âr′ē-ōl′)

1. A small, specialized, cushionlike area on a cactus from which hairs, glochids, spines, branches, or flowers may arise.

2. See areola.

[French aréole, from Latin āreola, small open space; see areola.]

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areole

(ˈærɪəʊl)

1. (Biology) biology a space outlined on a surface, such as an area between veins on a leaf or on an insect's wing

2. (Botany) a sunken area on a cactus from which spines, hairs, etc, arise

ˈareoˌlate adj

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ar•e•ole

(ˈɛər iˌoʊl)

n.

areola.

[1855–60; < French < Latin]

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