eyespot.
/ahy-spot/US // ˈaɪˌspɒt //UK // (ˈaɪˌspɒt) //
眼点,眼斑,眼斑点,眼球点
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
- ›a 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.
Examples
The wing-patterns are handsome and striking; usually an unsealed “eyespot” is conspicuous at the end of each discoidal areolet.
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