areole

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areole

  • /ˈæɹ.i.oʊl/

Where it comes from

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

noun areoles

  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.

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noun bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines

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"areole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/areole. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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areole. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/areole

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"areole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/areole.

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@misc{areole_2026,
  title = {areole},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/areole},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}