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caruncle
ca·run·cle [ kə rúngk'l ] (plural ca·run·cles)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fleshy growth: a fleshy growth on the head or body, e.g. a rooster's comb
2. growth on plant: a colored outgrowth of tissue in some types of seeds near the point of attachment to the plant
[Late 16th century. Via obsolete French< Latin caruncula "small piece of flesh" < caro "flesh"]

ca·run·cu·lar [ kə rúngkyələr ] adjective
ca·run·cu·late [ kə rúngkyələt, kə rúngkyə làyt ] adjective
ca·run·cu·lat·ed adjective
ca·run·cu·lous adjective
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