caruncle – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
caruncle
n.
fleshy growth (i.e. comb of a chicken)
Caruncle
Caruncle (
Latin:
caruncula "wart") may refer to:
- In botany:
- an elaiosome (fleshy structure attached to the seed), especially in the plant family Euphorbiaceae
- In animal anatomy:
- In human anatomy:
caruncle
Noun
1. an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
(synonym) caruncula
(hypernym) process, outgrowth, appendage
(hyponym) wattle, lappet
Caruncle
(n.)
Alt. of Caruncula
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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