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noun
Synonym of caruncle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
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Synonyms: caruncle
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: caruncle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: process, outgrowth, appendage
Narrower terms: wattle, lappet
History
Borrowed from Latin caruncula (“a little piece of flesh”). Doublet of caruncle.
