a|re|o|la

a|re|o|la «uh REE uh luh», noun, plural -lae «-lee», -las.

1. a ring of color: »

the areola about a pustule.

2. a small area.

3. an interstice: »

The spaces between the veins of a leaf or the nervures of an insect's wing are areolae.

╂[< Latin āreola (diminutive) < ārea area]