melanocyte

n. pigment cell, cell which produces melanin (Biology)

Melanocytes are cells located in the bottom layer (the stratum basale) of the skin's epidermis and in the middle layer of the eye (the uvea).
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Noun
1. a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone
(hypernym) epidermal cell

n. melanocyte, pigment cell, cell which produces melanin (Biology)

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A cell in the skin and eyes that produces and contains the pigment called melanin.