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1. (n.) caruncle
a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed.
2. caruncle
a fleshy excrescence, as on the head of a bird; a fowl's comb.
Etymology: (1605–15; < L caruncula small piece of flesh, dim. of carō, s. carn- flesh; for suffix, see carbuncle)
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1. (noun) caruncle, caruncula
an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) caruncle
alt. of Caruncula
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