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lunula
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lu·nu·la  (lny-l)
n. pl. lu·nu·lae (-l)
A small crescent-shaped structure or marking, especially the white area at the base of a fingernail that resembles a half-moon.
[New Latin lnula, from Latin, crescent-shaped ornament, diminutive of lna, moon; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.lunulalunula - the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
half-moon, lunule
region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"
nail - horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
2.lunula - a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age
decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify
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