Caruncula

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caruncle \Car"un*cle\, Caruncula \Ca*run"cu*la\, n. [L.
     caruncula a little piece of flesh, dim. of caro flesh.]
     1. (Anat.) A small fleshy prominence or excrescence;
        especially the small, reddish body, the
  
     {caruncula lacrymalis}, in the inner angle of the eye.


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     2. (Bot.) An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the
        hilum of a seed.
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     3. (Zool.) A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird,
        as the wattles of a turkey, etc.
        [1913 Webster] Caruncular

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caruncula
       n : an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or
           a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds [syn: {caruncle}]