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areole

/ˈæɹ.i.oʊl/

areole noun: any of the smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf.

areole: any of the smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf
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Noun

areole (plural areoles)

  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.

areole meaning in Tamil

areole in Tamil

ஏரியோல்

Forms of areole

pluralareoles

Origin of areole

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

Questions about areole

What does areole mean?
Areole means any of the smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf.
What is areole in Tamil?
Areole in Tamil is ஏரியோல். See Areole meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is areole?
Areole is a noun.
How do you pronounce areole?
Areole is pronounced /ˈæɹ.i.oʊl/.
What is the plural of areole?
The plural of areole is areoles.

Words near areole in the dictionary

  1. areolate
  2. areolated
  3. areolately
  4. areolation
  5. areolations
  6. areole
  7. areoles
  8. areolet
  9. areolets
  10. areologic
  11. areological

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: areole (page history and authors); areole (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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