单词 | eyespot |
释义 | eyespot[ ahy-spot ] / ˈaɪˌspɒt / nouna sensory organ of lower animals, having a light-perceiving function. an eyelike spot, as on the tail of a peacock; eye. Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by elliptical lesions on the leaves and stems, stunting of growth, and rotting, caused by any of several fungi. Origin of eyespotFirst recorded in 1580–90; eye + spot Words nearby eyespoteye socket, eyesome, eyes-only, eyesore, eye splice, eyespot, eyes right, eyestalk, eyestone, eyestrain, eyestrings Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eyespot
British Dictionary definitions for eyespoteyespot / (ˈaɪˌspɒt) / nouna small area of light-sensitive pigment in some protozoans, algae, and other simple organisms an eyelike marking, as on the wings of certain butterflies Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for eyespoteyespot [ ī′spŏt′ ] An area that is sensitive to light and functions somewhat like an eye, found in certain single-celled organisms as well as many invertebrate animals. A round marking resembling an eye, as on the tail feather of a peacock. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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