English Dictionary

areole

/ˈæɹ.i.oʊl/

noun

(botany) The smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf. / (botany) Bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines. / (mycology) A tessellation in the thallus of certain lichens.

The cactus has a small areole on each spine.

意味（1）

(botany) The smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf.

意味（2）

(botany) Bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines.

意味（3）

(mycology) A tessellation in the thallus of certain lichens.

意味（4）

(anatomy) An areola.