Eyespot
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʌɪspɒt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eyespot is a noun meaning (biology, countable) Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms.
Meaning
(biology, countable) Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms.
More Meanings
- (countable) An eye-like marking on the tail of a peacock or the wing of a butterfly.
- (botany, countable) A coloured spot in a motile gamete or spore, which is sensitive to light.
- (botany) Any of a group of fungal infections of grasses that are characterized by oval spots; strawbreaker.
Example Sentences
The eyespot is a complex sandwich of membranes with rows of granules that contain around 200 different proteins, including the same rhodopsins found in the retina of our own eye.
Word Forms
- eyespots
Synonyms for eyespot
Depending on context, synonyms include ocellus.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ocellus, photophore, ocelloid, ommatidium, corneule, facet.
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