eyespot

(-spät′)

noun

  1. a spot of color that looks like an eye
  2. a small spot of pigment associated with sensitivity to light, found in many invertebrates

See eyespot in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A small, light-sensitive patch of pigment in certain algae and unicellular organisms.
  2. A simple visual organ of certain invertebrates consisting of a sensory ending covered by light-sensitive, pigmented cells.
  3. A rounded eyelike marking, as on the tail of a peacock.
  4. Botany Either of two fungal diseases that affect grasses and are characterized by oval lesions.

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