Definitions for: Caruncle

[n] an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds

Webster (1913) Definition: Car"un*cle, Caruncula Ca*run"cu*la, n. [L.
caruncula a little piece of flesh, dim. of caro flesh.]
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. (Zo["o]l.) A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a
bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc.

Synonyms: caruncula

See Also: appendage, comb, lappet, outgrowth, process, wattle

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