24d - aerole
a�re�o�la ( -r -l ) also ar�e�ole (�r - l )
n. pl. a�re�o�lae (-l ) or a�re�o�las also ar�e�oles (- lz )
1. areole
a. Biology A small space or interstice in a tissue or part, such as the area bounded by small veins in a leaf or the wing of an insect.
b. A small, specialized, cushionlike area on a cactus from which hairs, glochids, spines, branches, or flowers may arise.
2. Anatomy A small ring of color around a center portion, as about the nipple of the breast or the part of the iris surrounding the pupil of the eye.
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[Latin reola, small open space, diminutive of rea, open place; see area.]
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a�re o�lar, a�re o�late (-l t) adj.
a�re o�la tion n.