1. Small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing 
2. Small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
   - ring of color [US], ring of colour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: areolae, areolas

See also: areolate

Type of: area, interstice, region

Part of: bosom, breast

Encyclopedia: Areola

• collimate
• collimation
• collimator
• collinear
• collins
• Collinsia
• Collinsia bicolor
• Collinsia heterophylla
• Collinsia parviflora
• Collinsia verna
• Collinsonia
• Collinsonia canadensis
• Collis Potter Huntington
• collision
• collision course
• Collocalia
• Collocalia inexpectata
• collocate
• collocate with
• collocation
• collodion
• collogue
• colloid
• colloidal
• colloidal gel