Dictionary entry

Retinula

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Re‐tin″u‐la (?), n.; pl.Retinulæ (#). [NL., dim. of NL. & E. retina.] (Zoöl.) One of the group of pigmented cells which surround the retinophoræ of invertebrates. See Illust. under Ommatidium.