Definitions for eyespot
eyespot
eye·spot
Spelling: [ahy-spot]
IPA: /ˈaɪˌspɒt/
Eyespot is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 144 anagrams from letters in eyespot (eeopsty).
Definitions for eyespot
noun
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a sensory organ of lower animals, having a light-perceiving function.
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an eyelike spot, as on the tail of a peacock; eye.
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Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by elliptical lesions on the leaves and stems, stunting of growth, and rotting, caused by any of several fungi.
Origin of eyespot
First recorded in 1580-90; eye + spot
Examples for eyespot
The wing-patterns are handsome and striking; usually an unsealed “eyespot” is conspicuous at the end of each discoidal areolet.