areolate

1. 1.

   relating to or like or divided into areolae

   “areolar tissue”

   Synonymsareolar

Questions about areolate

What does areolate mean?

areolate means "relating to or like or divided into areolae".

How many syllables are in areolate?

areolate has 4 syllables: a-re-o-late. The stress falls on "re".

What is another word for areolate?

Close synonyms include areolar. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is areolate a common word?

areolate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.