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areolate

 [uh-ree-uh-luh]  

a·re·o·la

   [uh-ree-uh-luh]
noun, plural a·re·o·lae  [-lee] , a·re·o·las. Biology.
1.
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
2.
a small interstice, as between the fibers of connective tissue.
Origin:
1655–65; < Latin, equivalent to āre(a) area + -ola -ole1

Related forms
a·re·o·lar, adjective
a·re·o·late  [uh-ree-uh-lit, -leyt] , a·re·o·lat·ed  [uh-ree-uh-ley-tid] , adjective
ar·e·o·la·tion  [air-ee-uh-ley-shuhn] , noun
mul·ti·a·re·o·late, adjective
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areola (əˈrɪələ)
 
—n , pl -lae, -las
anatomy any small circular area, such as the pigmented ring around the human nipple or the inflamed area surrounding a pimple
 
[C17: from Latin: diminutive of area]
 
a'reolar
 
—adj
 
areolate
 
—adj
 
areolation
 
—n

areole (ˈærɪəʊl)
 
—n
1.  biology a space outlined on a surface, such as an area between veins on a leaf or on an insect's wing
2.  a sunken area on a cactus from which spines, hairs, etc, arise
 
'areolate
 
—adj

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