[ 'karəŋk(ə)l , kə'rʌŋ- ]
■ noun
1》 a wattle of a bird such as a turkeycock.
2》 the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye.
3》 Botany a coloured waxy or oily outgrowth from a seed near the micropyle.
Derivatives
caruncular adjective
Origin
C16: obs. Fr., from L. caruncula , from caro , carn- 'flesh'.