variole

[ vair-ee-ohl ]
/ ˈvɛər iˌoʊl /

noun

a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
a light-colored spherule, common in some igneous rocks, that gives a pockmarked appearance to weathered rock surfaces.

Origin of variole

1820–30; < French: variola

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British Dictionary definitions for variole

variole
/ (ˈvɛərɪˌəʊl) /

noun

any of the rounded masses that make up the rock variolite

Word Origin for variole

C19: from French, from Medieval Latin; see variola