n, pl  -lae  or  -las  :  a small area between things or about something: as  a  :  the colored ring around the nipple or around a vesicle or pustule  b  :  the portion of the iris that borders the pupil of the eye .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ara·lia  ar·yl  au·ral 
 
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