caruncle
Noun
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.004
Noun
caruncle (plural caruncles)
- A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
- A similar excrescence near the hilum of some seeds.
- (excrescence on seed) elaiosome
- French: caroncule
- Russian: мясистый нарост
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.004