Eyespot Synonyms

īspŏt
An eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ocellus

Words Related to Eyespot

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. tapesia
  2. septoria
  3. phomopsis

Eyespot Sentence Examples

  • Oedogonium sp., intercalated growth by insertion of new piece(a) n., nucleus; p.v., pulsating vacuoles; e.s., eyespot.

  • A reddish-brown body, known as the eyespot, is usually situated near the limits of the hyaline portion, and in the protoplasm contractile vacuoles similar to those of lower animals have been occasionally detected.

  • Both sexes have a prominent eyespot at the base of the tail fin.

  • A red eyespot is visible near the base of the flagella.

  • The cereal eyespot fungus, Tapesia, forms specialized infection plaques in the tight spaces between leaf sheaths at the base of the plant.

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