areole

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
7
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈæɹ.i.oʊl/

Definition of areole

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of the smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf.
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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.

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Etymology

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

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