See Also: Lunule(medicine)
lunule(dictionary)

lunule (iou)



lunule noun. L16.
[formed as LUNULA: see -ULE.]
A mark shaped like a half moon. Only in L16.
Geometry. = LUNE noun3 1. M18.
Anatomy, Zoology, & Botany. A crescent-shaped mark, spot, etc.; spec. the pale area at the base of a fingernail. Cf. LUNULA 3. E19.
Conchology. The crescent-shaped depression in front of the umbo of a shell; = LUNULA 4. E19.