CARUNCLE


Meaning of CARUNCLE in English

[car.un.cle] n [obs. F caruncule, fr. L caruncula little piece of flesh, dim. of caro flesh--more at carnal] (1615) 1: a naked fleshy outgrowth (as a bird's wattle)

2: an outgrowth on a seed adjacent to the micropyle

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