choroid

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

choroid
    n 1: a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina
         and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the
         scattering of light inside the eye [syn: {choroid},
         {choroid coat}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Choroid \Cho"roid\, a. [gr. ?; ? chorion + e'i^dos form.]
   (Anat.)
   resembling the chorion; as, the choroid plexuses of the
   ventricles of the brain, and the choroid coat of the eyeball.
   -- n. The choroid coat of the eye. See {Eye}.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Choroid plexus} (Anat.), one of the delicate fringelike
      processes, consisting almost entirely of blood vessels,
      which project into the ventricles of the brain.
      [1913 Webster]