Word: caruncle
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
un
cle
Definition: A colored waxy or oily outgrowth near the micropyle of some seeds, attractive to ants which aid the seed's dispersal.
Morphemes:
Affix: caruncle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A colored waxy or oily outgrowth near the micropyle of some seeds, attractive to ants which aid the seed's dispersal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: carō
Language: la
Decoded: caro
Meaning: flesh
Affix: -uncula
Language: la
Decoded: -uncula
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix forming diminutive forms of nouns, ultimately an extended form of -lus.