What does "caruncle" mean?
Caruncle: (Bot.) An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed.
Additional senses
- 2.(Zoöl.) A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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