the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areolæ.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to an areola or to areolæ; resembling an areola; consisting of or containing areolæ; full of interstices.
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adj. relating to or like or divided into areolae
Word Usage
"A variety of connective tissues exist, including blood, bone and cartilage, adipose (fat), and the fibrous and areolar (loose) connective tissues that gives support to most organs (see Figure 3 and Figure 4)."