caruncle

Meaning

1. A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of lacrimal caruncle: the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye.
3. A colored waxy or oily outgrowth near the micropyle of some seeds, attractive to ants which aid the seed's dispersal.

Synonyms

caruncula

wattle

crest

chin

carunculae

dewlap

comb

Translations

caroncule

carúncula

σάρκωμα

menton

mento

caruncula

kam

kin

queixo

carúncula

carúncula

sarkık şey

barbeta

tohum göbeği tomurcuğu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈka.ɹəŋ.kəl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French caruncule, from Latin caruncula (“a little piece of flesh”), diminutive of carō (“flesh”). Doublet of caruncula.