Found 2 items, similar to Areolae.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: areolae areolae See areola areola n 1: small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing 2: small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite [syn: ring of color ] [also: areolae (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Areolae Areola \A*re"o*la\, n.; pl. Areol[ae]. [L. areola, dim. of area: cf. F. ar['e]ole. See Area.] 1. An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures of an insect's wing. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Med.) The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule. [1913 Webster]