caruncle, caruncula
(noun) an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl’s wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
caruncle (plural caruncles)
A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
Coordinate terms: comb, cockscomb, crest, snood, wattle
A similar excrescence near the hilum of some seeds.
Synonym: elaiosome
Source: Wiktionary
Car"un*cle, Ca*run"cu*la, n. Etym: [L. caruncula a little piece of flesh, dim. of caro flesh.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
