Thesaurus: caruncle

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1. n. Alt. of Caruncula
2. n. an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
3. 1. (Anat.) A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye. 2. (Bot.) An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed. 3. (Zoöl.) A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc.
4. n. an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds