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areolate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective areolate has 1 sense
- areolate(a = adj.pert) areolar - relating to or like or divided into areolae; "areolar tissue"
CIDE DICTIONARY
areolate, a. [L. areola: cf. F. aréole.].
Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers. [1913 Webster]
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