caruncula
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English
9 letters
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Definitions
A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye. 2. (Bot.) An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed. 3. (Zoöl.) A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc.
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Synonyms
an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
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