areole


ar·e·ole

A5436210 (âr′ē-ōl′)n.1. A small, specialized, cushionlike area on a cactus from which hairs, glochids, spines, branches, or flowers may arise.2. See areola.
[French aréole, from Latin āreola, small open space; see areola.]

areole

(ˈærɪəʊl) n1. (Biology) biology a space outlined on a surface, such as an area between veins on a leaf or on an insect's wing2. (Botany) a sunken area on a cactus from which spines, hairs, etc, arise ˈareoˌlate adj

ar•e•ole

(ˈɛər iˌoʊl)

n. areola. [1855–60; < French < Latin]