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variole

American  
[vair-ee-ohl] / ˈvɛər iˌoʊl /

noun

  1. a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.

  2. a light-colored spherule, common in some igneous rocks, that gives a pockmarked appearance to weathered rock surfaces.

variole British  
/ ˈvɛərɪˌəʊl /

noun

  1. any of the rounded masses that make up the rock variolite

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Etymology

Origin of variole

1820–30; < French: variola

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