CARUNCLES

Noun

caruncles

plural of caruncle

Source: Wiktionary


CARUNCLE

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



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