Areole Definition
ârē-ōl
noun
A small, specialized, cushionlike area on a cactus from which hairs, glochids, spines, branches, or flowers may arise.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
(botany) The smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf.
Wiktionary
Origin of Areole
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French aréole from Latin āreola small open space areola
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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