CARUNCLE


Meaning of CARUNCLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈker-ˌəŋ-kəl, ˈka-ˌreŋ-, kə-ˈrəŋ- ]

noun

Etymology: obsolete French caruncule, from Latin caruncula little piece of flesh, diminutive of caro flesh — more at carnal

Date: 1615

1. : a naked fleshy outgrowth (as a bird's wattle)

2. : an outgrowth on a seed adjacent to the micropyle

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.