| Definition of 'caruncula' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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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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| Definition of 'caruncula' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) caruncula
a small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye
2. (noun) caruncula
an excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed
3. (noun) caruncula
a naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc
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