eyespot

eye·spot  (spt)

n.

1. A small, light-sensitive patch of pigment in certain algae and unicellular organisms.

2. A simple visual organ of certain invertebrates consisting of a sensory ending covered by light-sensitive, pigmented cells.

3. A rounded eyelike marking, as on the tail of a peacock.

4. Botany Either of two fungal diseases that affect grasses and are characterized by oval lesions.

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eyespot  (spt)

1. 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.

2. A round marking resembling an eye, as on the tail feather of a peacock.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

eyespot - an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color ocellus marking - a pattern of marks