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areole
[ air-ee-ohl ]
noun
, Biology.
- an areola.
areole
/ ˈærɪəʊl /
noun
- biology a space outlined on a surface, such as an area between veins on a leaf or on an insect's wing
- a sunken area on a cactus from which spines, hairs, etc, arise
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Derived Forms
- ˈareoˌlate, adjective
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Example Sentences
Hemelytra with a quadrangular or discoidal areole in the corium near the apex of the clavus (fig. 159e).
From Project Gutenberg
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