lunula

English Thesaurus

1. a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	decoration, ornament, ornamentation,
definition	:	something used to beautify (noun.artifact)

2. the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail (noun.body)

hypernym	:	area, region,
definition	:	a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve (noun.body)

part meronym	:	nail,
definition	:	horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits (noun.body)