1) An areola 2) Anatomical interstice 3) Botanical interstice 4) Botanical ring 5) Botanical ring of color 6) Bump on a cactus 7) Cactus bud 8) Cactus bump 9) Cactus feature 10) Cactus opening 11) Cactus ring 12) Cactus spine source 13) Cavity in a cactus 14) Colored ring 15) Interstice 16) Interstice in a leaf
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Areoles are important diagnostic features of cacti, and identify them as a family distinct from other succulent plants. The areoles on cacti are clearly visible; they generally appear as small light- to dark-colored bumps, out of which grow clusters of spines. The spines are not easily detachable, but on certain cacti, members of the subfamily Opu...
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(from areola) a space between the threads of a net; e.g. that part of a leaf surface defined by each of the elements of a vein network; as with cacti, the area between the veinlets of a leaf or the region of a cactus bearing the flowers and/or spines.
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• (n.) Same as Areola.
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(from the article `cactus`) Cacti can be distinguished from other succulent plants by the presence of areoles, small cushionlike structures with hairs and, in almost all ... Cacti can be distinguished from all other succulent plants by the presence of spines in areoles, small cushions that develop from an axillary bud of ... [2 relat...
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a raised area on a cactus from which spines develop
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A space between the threads of a net, in the family Cactaceae, a cluster of hairs/spines/bristles borne at the node of a leafless stem, in Mimosaceae (for example), a distinct, oblong or elliptical area on the face of a seed, bounded by a fine line. Adj. Areolate. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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a raised area on a cactus from which spines develop
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A're·ole noun Same as
Areola .
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A generally circular cluster of spines on members of the cactus family.
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an areola.
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