areole

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noun

Plural noun:

areoles

1.
(botany) Any of the smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf.
2.
(botany) A bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines.
3.
(mycology) A tessellation in the thallus of certain lichens.
4.
(anatomy) An areola.

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