Definition of caruncula Caruncula

We found 6 definitions of caruncula from 4 different sources.

What does caruncula mean?

Noun
caruncula - an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
		caruncle
		appendage, outgrowth, process a part that is joined to something larger

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caruncula (n.)
A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye.
caruncula (n.)
An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed.
caruncula (n.)
A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc.