areole

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French aréole, from Latin areola: a small area. Doublet of areola. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæɹ.i.oʊl/ === Noun === areole (plural areoles) (botany) Any of the smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf. (botany) A bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines. (mycology) A tessellation in the thallus of certain lichens. (anatomy) An areola. ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Noun === areole f plural of areola === Anagrams === oleare == Lithuanian == === Noun === areole instrumental/vocative singular of areolė (“areole”)