caruncle (English, noun)
expansion: caruncle (plural caruncles)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
biology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
zoology
zootomy
glosses: A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Clipping of lacrimal caruncle: the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye.
tags: abbreviation
alt-of
clipping
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: A colored waxy or oily outgrowth near the micropyle of some seeds, attractive to ants which aid the seed's dispersal.
Forms:
form: caruncles
tags: plural