oculate

adjective

oc·​u·​late

ˈäkyələ̇t,

-yəˌlāt

: having spots or holes resembling eyes : ocellated

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin oculatus having ornaments resembling eyes, from Latin, having eyes, from oculus eye + -atus -ate

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