caruncle

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkarəŋk(ə)l, kəˈrʌŋ-/

noun

  • 1a wattle of a bird such as a turkeycock.
  • 2the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye.
  • 3 Botany a coloured waxy or oily outgrowth from a seed near the micropyle, attractive to ants which aid the seed’s dispersal.

Derivatives

caruncular

Pronunciation: /-kjʊlə/
adjective

Origin:

late 16th century: obsolete French, from Latin caruncula, from caro, carn- 'flesh'