The meaning of Caruncle
Caruncle – definition
nounA wattle of a bird such as a turkeycock.
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Adding to what dominique just said, while feathers are by far the predominant outgrowths there are …nounThe red prominence at the inner corner of the eye.
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Systemic effects from eye drops can be reduced by occlusion (finger pressed on the caruncle, which …nounA coloured waxy or oily outgrowth from a seed near the micropyle, attractive to ants which aid the seed's dispersal.
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The seed of this plant has a caruncle that may be involved in seed-ant interactions.
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Word origin
late 16th century: obsolete French, from Latin caruncula, from caro, carn- ‘flesh’.
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