areole

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

interstice areola veinlet urceole perianth middle rib venation bracteole lobelet valve

Often followed by

is of and has in are on or with

Word family

areoles