| NOUN | body | caruncle, caruncula | 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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| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | caruncula | |
| Narrower | wattle, lappet | A fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards |
| Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
| Spanish | carúncula | |
| Catalan | carúncula | |
| Adjectives | caruncular, carunculous | resembling a caruncle |
| carunculate, carunculated | having a caruncle | |
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