— caruncular /keuh rung"kyeuh leuhr/ , carunculous , adj.
/kar"ung keuhl, keuh rung"-/ , n.
1. Bot. a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed.
2. Zool. a fleshy excrescence, as on the head of a bird; a fowl's comb.
3. Anat. a small, fleshy growth.
[ 1605-15; earlier caruncula caro (gen. carnis ) flesh; for suffix, see CARBUNCLE ]