HyperDic: caruncula

English > 1 sense of the word caruncula:
NOUNbodycaruncula, carunclean outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
English > caruncula: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAn outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds.
Synonymcaruncle
Narrowerwattle, lappetA fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
Broaderprocess, outgrowth, appendageA natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Spanishcarúncula
Catalancarúncula
Adjectivescaruncularresembling a caruncle

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