AREOLE


Meaning of AREOLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈer-ē-ˌōl, ˈa-rē- ]

noun

Date: circa 1934

: a round or elongated often raised or depressed area on a cactus which is equivalent to a bud and from which spines, flowers, stems, or roots grow

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