1. The crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
   "The lunula is often more visible on the thumb than on other fingers";
   - half-moon, lunule
    
2. A crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age
   "Archaeologists discovered a gold lunula in the ancient burial site"

Derived forms: lunulae

Type of: area, decoration, ornament, ornamentation, region

Part of: nail

Encyclopedia: Lunula