Associations to the word «Eyespot»

Wiktionary

EYESPOT, noun. (biology) Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms.
EYESPOT, noun. An eye-like marking on the tail of a peacock or the wing of a butterfly.
EYESPOT, noun. (botany) Any of a group of fungal infections of grasses that are characterized by oval spots.

Dictionary definition

EYESPOT, noun. An eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color.

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