areole
/ˈæɹ.i.oʊl/noun
areole is a noun meaning “Any of the smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled A-R-E-O-L-E, and it appears about once in every 79 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of areole is areoles.
What does areole mean?
noun
- 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce areole?
- /ˈæɹ.i.oʊl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of areole
- areoles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is areole?
Areole appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Areole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | aréola |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does areole come from?
Borrowed from French aréole, from Latin areola: a small area. Doublet of areola.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).