CARUNCULA
\kɑːɹˈʌnkjʊlə], \kɑːɹˈʌnkjʊlə], \k_ɑː_ɹ_ˈʌ_n_k_j_ʊ_l_ə]\
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an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
By Princeton University
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an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye.
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An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed.
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A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc.
By Oddity Software
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A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye.
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An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed.
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A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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