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caruncle

Syllabification: (car·un·cle)
Definition of caruncle

noun

  • 1a wattle of a bird such as a turkey.
  • 2the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye.
  • 3 Botany an outgrowth from a seed near the micropyle, attractive to ants that aid the seed’s dispersal.

Derivatives

caruncular

Pronunciation: /kəˈrəNGkyələr/
adjective

Origin:

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

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