EYESPOT


Meaning of EYESPOT in English

/uy"spot'/ , n.

1. a sensory organ of lower animals, having a light-perceiving function.

2. an eyelike spot, as on the tail of a peacock; eye.

3. Plant Pathol. a disease of plants, characterized by elliptical lesions on the leaves and stems, stunting of growth, and rotting, caused by any of several fungi.

[ 1580-90; EYE + SPOT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .