lunula
About 0.03 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
- noun A crescent moon-shaped pendant worn by girls in Ancient Rome.
- noun Characters of the pair ( ); parentheses.
Similar words
lunule half-moon lenticule ligule hyponychium demilune lamina lenticula lenticle unguis
Often followed by
is and of in from cuticle was nail to
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