lunula Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
    lunule; half-moon.
  2. noun a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age

WordNet

Lu"nu*la noun
Etymology
L., prop., a little moon. See Lunule.
Wordforms
plural Lunulæ
Definitions
  1. (Anat. & Zoöl.) Same as Lunule.

Webster 1913