1.Biology A fleshy naked outgrowth, such as a fowl's wattles. 2.Botany An outgrowth or appendage at or near the hilum of certain seeds, as of the castor-oil plant.
ETYMOLOGY:
Obsolete French caruncule, from Latin caruncula, diminutive of car, flesh. See sker-1 in Appendix I.
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, flesh. See sker-1 in Appendix I.
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