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caruncle

ca·runcle

UK/ˈka.ɹəŋ.kəl/ US/ˈka.ɹəŋ.kl̩/ uncommon

noun

1.

an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl''s wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French caruncule, from Latin caruncula (“a little piece of flesh”), diminutive of carō (“flesh”). Doublet of caruncula.

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