Lunula

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lunula
    n 1: the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human
         fingernail [syn: {half-moon}, {lunula}, {lunule}]
    2: a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lunula \Lu"nu*la\, n.; pl. {Lunul[ae]}. [L., prop., a little
   moon. See {Lunule}.] (Anat. & Zool.)
   Same as {Lunule}.
   [1913 Webster]

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