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Definition of: caruncle
(kar′ung·kəl, kə·rung′-) noun
1. Zool. A fleshy excrescence, as a cock's comb.
2. Bot. A protuberant growth of the seed coat at or near the hilum. Also ca·run·cu·la (kə·rung′kyə·lə). [<MF <L caruncula, dim. of caro, carnis flesh]
—ca·run·cu·lar (kə·rung′kyə·lər) or ·late (-lit, -lāt) or ·lous (-ləs) adjective
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