AREOLE

Etymology

Noun

areole (plural areoles)

(botany) The smallest enclosures created by the veins of a leaf.

(botany) Bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines.

Source: Wiktionary


A"re*ole, n.

Definition: Same as Areola.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 May 2025

EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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