lunula

You may never have heard of this single-celled alga, but sailors and fishermen know its effect very well: the P. lunula algae are the organisms that occasionally make the see glow blue.

Then use a file to gently shape the sides of your nail, she said, getting rid of any sharp corners, by following the lunula, the lighter colored half moon shape at the nail base.

My nail lunula have more varied curves than these digital illustrations.

The cuticle is the border of hardened skin behind the lunula.

This portion consequently looks pale compared with the laminated portion, and from its half-moon shape is technically termed lunula.