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| − | '''areole''' (''pl.'' areoles, '' | + | '''areole''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' areoles, ''variant spelling:'' ''sl.'' [[areola]], ''pl.'' [[areolae]]) – a small, usually rounded to polygonal or irregular area, appearing like an island or a tile in a mosaic; (1) a small, flattened part of a lichen [[thallus]] separated from the rest of the thallus by deep, narrow to wide [[crack]]s or more or less scattered on the [[substrate]] ... with an [[areolate]] growth from); (2) small, discrete [[corticated]] patches on the [[thallus surface]] ... with an [[areolate]] surface). ''Related terms:'' [[pruina]]. ''This is:'' [[Category:Part of thallus surface]][[:Category:Part of thallus surface|part of thallus surface]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 7 December 2005
areole (noun, pl. areoles, variant spelling: sl. areola, pl. areolae) – a small, usually rounded to polygonal or irregular area, appearing like an island or a tile in a mosaic; (1) a small, flattened part of a lichen thallus separated from the rest of the thallus by deep, narrow to wide cracks or more or less scattered on the substrate ... with an areolate growth from); (2) small, discrete corticated patches on the thallus surface ... with an areolate surface). Related terms: pruina. This is:part of thallus surface.
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