EYESPOT


Meaning of EYESPOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈī-ˌspät ]

noun

Date: 1862

1. : a spot of color

2.

a. : a simple visual organ of pigment or pigmented cells covering a sensory termination : ocellus

b. : a small pigmented body of various unicellular algae

3. : any of several fungal diseases of cultivated grasses (as corn, wheat, and sugarcane) characterized by yellowish oval lesions on the leaves and stem

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.