"areole" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæɹ.i.oʊl/ Forms: areoles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French aréole, from Latin areola: a small area. Doublet of areola. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|aréole}} French aréole, {{der|en|la|areola}} Latin areola, {{doublet|en|areola}} Doublet of areola Head templates: {{en-noun}} areole (plural areoles)
  1. (botany) Any of the smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf.
    Sense id: en-areole-en-noun-76fhqlRT Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 31 20 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 34 19 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 42 33 18 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 32 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 49 23 16 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 25 15 14 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (botany) A bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines. Translations (bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines): areolė (Lithuanian), aréola [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-areole-en-noun-De9~zaEd Categories (other): Botany, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 34 19 10 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines': 1 97 1 1
  3. (mycology) A tessellation in the thallus of certain lichens.
    Sense id: en-areole-en-noun-Q9XwYfD8 Categories (other): Mycology, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 34 19 10 Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
  4. (anatomy) An areola.
    Sense id: en-areole-en-noun-r737hzB7 Categories (other): Anatomy, Entries with translation boxes, Plant anatomy Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 34 19 10 Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 13 10 7 70 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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