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areole.

Any of the smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæɹ.i.oʊl/
  1. Any of the smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf.

  2. A bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines.

  3. A tessellation in the thallus of certain lichens.

  4. An areola.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French aréole, from Latin areola: a small area. Doublet of areola.

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