areola
noun
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
areolae
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pluralof areola.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Few studies have been done on why the areolae, in particular, might be reactive to the cold.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2011
But these areolae may perhaps rather be considered as merely the points of production of the tubes.
From A History of Science — Volume 4 by Henry Smith Williams
P. exp. obtuse, glabrous, tawny, cuticle cracked into areolae, hence the surface is crowded with minute dark wart-like papillae; g. adnate, broad, dark rust; s. filiform, almost naked, blackish.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
P. exp. edge striate, squamulose, whitish, cuticle broken into greyish tawny areolae or scales; g. broad, whitish, brownish when bruised; s. yellowish-white, squamulose, ring thin, fugacious.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Presence or absence of areolae on laminae of the shell indicated degree and sequence of wear.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
