CARUNCLE


Meaning of CARUNCLE in English

n.1 Zool. a fleshy excrescence, e.g. a turkeycock's wattles or the red prominence at the inner angle of the eye.

2 Bot. an outgrowth from a seed near the micropyle.

Derivatives:

caruncular adj.

Etymology: obs. F f. L caruncula f. caro carnis flesh

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.